Monthly Archives: December 2020

Brexit Deal Catastrophe for the UK

OK here goes. Why the Brexit Deal is a catastrophe only marginally less bad for the UK than No Deal. While in the EU the UK was a major EU rule maker with considerable influence on trade rules. When it … Continue reading

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The Golden Rule in World Belief Systems

The Golden Rule is where all world belief systems overlap. My favorite version is by Hillel the Elder (c. 110 BCE – 10 CE) used this verse as a most important message of the Torah for his teachings. Once, he … Continue reading

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Pundit Accountability and Voter Turnout

I liked this piece because of its content and it is consistent with my philosophy of being wrong and admitting it a la Kathryn Shultz From New York Times daily briefing:Pundit accountability Americans under the age of 40 vote at … Continue reading

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The Fading Light of Liberal Democracy: Martin Wolf

Very interesting: From UK Financial Times The fading light of liberal democracyPluto-populists’ strategy of using identity issues to convince voters to act against their economic interests is working“ For the first time this century, among countries with more than 1m … Continue reading

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The Adminization of the World

I worked in automotive for 33 years and most of that time, most of the people I worked with in 20 different countries, from assembly line workers to senior executives were largely happy in their jobs best I could tell … Continue reading

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Post Pandemic Futuring

A lot of pundits are now coming out with forecasts about the post-Pandemic world. In reading them bear in mind Philip Tetlock’s 30 year study in “Expert Political Judgment” that most pundits/experts ability to accurately forecast the future was worse … Continue reading

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The Alternative Economic System

Reflecting on the concept of anti-corporate stance of the Left. Corporate capitalism is fantastically good at delivering high quality goods and services efficiently, but in a system that is destroying the planet and appropriating most of the value into the … Continue reading

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