I just ran for Congress, was on reality TV, was once a brand manager, and have worked at various startups. I'm still figuring out what's next...
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A few years ago I was obsessed with manufacturing. While I’m not an expert, I have read thousands of pages on the topic and hundreds of articles. In my campaign for Congress, I tried to make jobs, and as a result, manufacturing a cornerstone. All that to say, that this is something I find interesting [...]
Lots of disturbing, horrifying, and bizarre facts out there about the state of the financial services sector of our economy. One of my all-time favorite writers, Michael Lewis, has a great piece on AIG in Vanity Fair. Much more controversially, Matt Taibbi, in Rolling Stone posts a searing indictment of uber-bank Goldman Sachs. Almost must [...]
Wow. Conservative William F. Buckley Jr‘s son, Christopher, endorsed Barack Obama. And then, shortly after, resigned from The National Review, the journal his father founded, over the outcry. Good stuff. Quoted are some of my choicest bits. McCain rose to power on his personality and biography. He was authentic. He spoke truth to power. He [...]
dear politics, I’ll say that its only in the last ~20 years that we’ve devolved into this. Politics is now the average American’s favorite sport. The only thing funnier to me than partisan hacks, are the partisans who think they can change another partisan’s mind. While it probably started in earnest years before– in the [...]
So. Like most people you’re wondering what the hell is going on, right? Don’t worry. Well, you should worry about the fundamentals of America but you shouldn’t worry about understanding it. Because I’ve got it covered. First, go to Blockbuster and rent the movie Boiler Room. YouTube Trailer: In real life, all of Wall Street [...]
I’m looking for something like this that explains McCain’s positions. When I find, will post. NYT Mag: Obama on the Economy. Good stuff. Any good long McCain articles? Please send them over.
dear children, I think we’re sorry for what we’ve done to you. I say “think” because I don’t believe that most Americans have any idea what’s going on right now. We’re sorry that we’re sandbagging you with massive amounts of debt that will potentially reduce your standard of living. Someone called it “indentured slavery”. And [...]
dear hand baskets, when people ask me what i’m buying these days (stock-wise), I respond, “hand baskets.” “Hand baskets?” they respond. “Yeah, everything seems to be going to hell in a hand basket these days, so I might as well own stock”. (Credit goes to my boy Graig for coming up with that one) But [...]
dear wall street journal, it’s not you, it’s me. Actually, that’s a lie..it’s totally your fault (no one ever means that line, do they?). You’re one of the last major papers that actually matters. New York Times. Wall Street Journal. USA Today. You’re all clear national brands and all of you will almost certainly survive, [...]
P.S. Random chunks. Wondering what LinkedIn does? Watch the video. P.P.S. Incredible article in Vanity Fair on what went down at Bear Stearns. Ridiculously fascinating read. P.P.P.S. What the hell is going on with Iran? The New Yorker tells you. And it’s not exactly going to warm the heart.
dear media, I once was sad for you. I wondered what the impact would be gone after you were gone. Of course, main-stream media (MSM), we’ve been predicting your demise for well over a decade now. Everyone said the Internet and new-media was going to kill you. And, once, I was terribly sad for this. [...]
dear barack obama, Everyone’s wondering who you’ll pick as your running mate. I must admit, I’m quite curious as well. Both you and McCain face a wide-open field of candidates and big deficiencies with the electorate that you’re going to need to account for. I feel pretty confident that your worthy adversary, John McCain, will [...]
Dear Barack Obama, If, you, unlike almost every politician I’ve ever heard (Cory, of course this doesn’t include you), actually tells it like its…we’re going to be cool. So, those who know me understand my new (last few years) position of remaining non-partisan and working hard not to endorse any individual candidate. Barack, this position [...]