Politics
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Hey Loser!
No, this post is not about IBM (those posts are here). Rather it is a probably ill-advised foray into the political, which usually involves too much ranting even for me. However, I have a practical suggestion for an uncertain nation grappling with how to deal with the giant pile of shattered political norms on its…
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Good for the Goose
Clusterstock goes one better than my totally whacky suggestion of holding Congress accountable for their actions and to the same standards they require from others through explicit fiduciary responsibility: Should we consider imprisoning Congressman who vote the wrong way on such laws as Glass Steagal repealmant. Not reining in Fannie and Freddie. Letting banks keep…
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President Blowhard?
The Atlantic’s trove of internal memos from Hilary Clinton’s campaign is fascinating reading if you are interested in strategy, positioning and messaging. The accompanying analysis puts the documents into the context of events as they unfolded. It highlights the zero-sum nature of politics that magnifies errors due to the binary outcomes. Hilary explicitly ran on…