Archive for the 'Politics' Category


U.S./Iran

“When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose” “Like a Rolling Stone” Bob Dylan 1 Back in the MySpace days, when I still responded to complete unknowns, which I no longer do, a guy sent me his music and… I’m never going to lie. I’m never going to give false hope. But I’m […]

Must-Read Article

“The Threats and Bare-Knuckle Tactics of MAGA’s Top Antitrust Fixer – Mike Davis pushed DOJ officials to approve his deals—and went over their heads if they pushed back” Free link: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/lobbyists-antitrust-trump-davis-f6a02e04?st=HbDgTW&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink Apple News: https://apple.news/AX8kAqCnUQlOyghTpggdLTQ This will make your head spin. It’s been flying around the internets all day. And you should read it, at least […]

Life During Wartime

I was just having lunch with a bunch of buddies, we know each other from Jim Lewi’s Aspen conference. And it’s a free-ranging conversation, concentrating primarily on travel. Peter and Barb just took a five week trip to Asia. Nichol said she had no desire to go to Japan. And as we’re eating our ribs […]

The Live Nation Trial

The only question left is the remedy. Of course the jury is going to hold for the states against Live Nation. Because of the TRIFECTA! Yup, the testimony re Barclays and the arena in Minneapolis. The Slack conversation between Live Nation employees gleefully deriding the consumer, talking about how people are so dumb they can […]