Monthly Archives: October 2022

Wired: The High Cost of Living Your Life Online

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Luke Ford

From Wired: Without the ability to find out how their identity is ricocheting around the virtual world, people often feel a fight-or-flight response when they’ve been online for many hours—and even after they’ve logged off. “It’s kind of an adapted … Continue reading →

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Biden Favors Lawyers Over Economists

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Luke Ford

From the Washington Post: The change captures a shift in the party — also spurred by Trump — as Democrats pay more attention to powerful gestures and less to following the intellectuals and policy savants often perceived as out of … Continue reading →

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Stimulus & Inflation

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Luke Ford

If Donald J. Trump had signed on for a second Covid stimulus package in the summer of 2020, he would have been re-elected. Joe Biden signed on to massive Covid stimulus, won the 2020 election, and set off massive inflation. … Continue reading →

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Greg Giraldo – A Comedian’s Story

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Luke Ford

Here are some excerpts from this 2019 book: * “Every day there’s a story in the paper about how shitty our schools are,” Greg Giraldo tells the crowd. Although he has performed this bit hundreds of times, his delivery comes … Continue reading →

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