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Saving capitalism

I was interested in income inequality before the pandemic. It made little sense that with what was supposed to be the best of times, at least as judged by the stock market, a booming economy seemed to offer little benefit … Continue reading

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Earth Day #50

It is Earth Day. The environmental message of this day and the significance of observing this day for 50 years has been lost because of the pandemic. However, as any of us shelter at home, I have noticed that several … Continue reading

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Competition on the merits

TED talk from Margrethe Vestager explains the efforts of the European Commission for Competition. She explains the concept of competition on the merits and how it has been applied to big tech. There are insights here for capitalists who resist … Continue reading

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Appreciating perspective

I was thinking about the issue of how important perspective is in interpreting situations. Take for example the new oil cartel made up of Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S.. First, leaders in the U.S. ignore the cheap gas available … Continue reading

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What about Wisconsin?

This is another of those obvious positions some will twist themselves into pretzels trying to generate a counter-argument. The Republican faction on the Supreme Court was able to twist the law into a pretzel. They required Wisconsinites to vote at … Continue reading

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Buy in to Brave

I have been a supporter of the Brave browser and more importantly the Brave effort to compensate content creators without ads that rely on the collection and sale of personal information for some time now. As I look at the … Continue reading

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Thinking about Soweto

It is easy to focus on the Coronavirus in the U.S. and forget about places in the world with far fewer advantages. We had the opportunity to recently spend time in southern Africa and had the opportunity to visit the … Continue reading

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Mask options

So we may now be asked to wear masks when outside our homes and the real masks must be reserved for medical professionals. Americans are supposed to use their creativity. I don’t sew, but people do say I have a … Continue reading

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Being somewhere else

So, you are sequestered in your home avoiding people and unable to visit other places. I can’t say this makes me anxious unless I think about why I am sequestered avoiding people and unable to visit other places. So, don’t … Continue reading

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Small victories

When you are limited in where you can go and what you can do, any variety amounts to a small victory. We have this gazebo off our deck that looks cool, but we haven’t used it that much. Mostly we … Continue reading

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