An Attempt to Quantify the Presidential Comparisons, Lies vs. Exaggerations

So, it's been published by the New York Times and others that President Trump has lied literally 3,000 times or more (5,000 if you follow the Washington Post). However, if you read the articles and what the newspapers call "lies", there's a very fine line to be walked. In some cases, the lies are outright …

Adam Ruins Everything and Conspiracy Theories Make for Strange Bedfellows

Last Tuesday evening, October 10, 2017, the show, Adam Ruins Everything covered the topic of conspiracy theories. Now, if you're not familiar with Adam Conover's show, the premise is simple: the truth that most of the general populous in the world knows about certain topics generally isn't the "truth". Using substantial, supporting data, Adam Conover …

The 2017 Solar Eclipse: 1 Million People Who Just … Didn’t Show? Bad Planning in Madras, Oregon – or the Modern Prometheus? A Rant …

Well, fortunately for those who had the rare privilege of seeing the Solar Eclipse along its center line, the universe did as it should and nothing went awry. For everyone else - not so much. Sites like this one (here), used historical projections to estimate a potential influx of millions of people into Central Oregon, …

American Stupid: A Look at the State of American Culture, Business, Politics, People, Media, and More

America has proven that time and time again, it is the land of the ignorant and the home of the confused. There is a lot to say on this topic. Unfortunately, WordPress is not the place to write a novel - so I'll probably have to jump around trying to cover a lot of ground. …

The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is … Apathy? A Look Into “Fuzzy” Corporate Ethics

I was recently engaged in a forum on Rovio.com, for one of their mobile games, Angry Birds: Transformers. While Rovio's applications are called 'games', they don't actually fit into this category. They are actually, 'time wasters'. There are a significant number of differences between the two (that I won't get into here), that justify not …

2016 Presidential Debate … Sort of …

Ahh, what a world... the lights ... the cameras ... the audience ... and at the very beginning the first candidate, a long-time underdog says: "Listen, I'm gonna' tell you right up front, if we're here to bash, to bicker, to squander, or to squabble ... then we're not going to get very far. You …

A Brief Thought on Politics and Policy Changes: Personal Investing

It seems that corporate greed is a never ending issue in the world of politics. But, how do corporations infiltrate the various level of governments? In summary, the answer is: Money. So, how do we combat this? Wouldn't it be nice if a new policy was immediately instituted to put a stop to this? After …