The city is a mess, he says. So big a mess it’s worthy of presidential time and effort, so he plans to wrest city administration from city officials and run the place himself (read story here). Here are his complaints: “I’m driving into a federal courthouse, and the graffiti all over the p[...]
Archive for May, 2024
All these chickens are under arrest!
The Libertarians held their 2024 nominating convention in Washington D.C. on Saturday, May 26, 2024. They invited Biden, Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but only Trump and Kennedy showed up. Trump was accompanied by a Secret Service detail. Trump isn’t popular with the Libertarians. Or with [...]
Biden or Trump, some choice
The 2024 polls show most Americans prefer [x] neither of the above. But presidents don’t need to be popular, and usually aren’t. JFK’s popularity was a big thing in its time because popular presidents are rare. There are three important considerations in choosing a president and po[...]
May 25th, 2024 - 8:45 pm § in Misc.
Are high-IQ people superior?
No. Flat no. Standard IQ tests measure a trait that gives a person certain advantages. Lower-IQ people don’t get into medical schools and become doctors. More likely they sweep hospital floors (this janitor doesn’t count because he’s a fictional movie character). But IQ tests don&#[...]
May 25th, 2024 - 2:48 pm § in Business
How badly do you want this job?
You knew going in that landing the job would be difficult, but the reality is beyond what you anticipated. The interview process is “extremely unpredictable, usually requiring two to three rounds of interviews.” You’re told you may be called in for further interviewing on short not[...]
Capitol rioter gets 12 years from Trump-appointed judge
Federal Judge Trevor McFadden (bio here), a Trump appointee, sentenced Christopher Quaglin (photo, left), a New Jersey electrician, to 12 years in prison for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection. Quaglin didn’t help himself by mouthing off to the judge and expressin[...]
May 24th, 2024 - 9:00 pm § in Donald Trump
Inflation hits Trump crowds, too
Not the ticket prices, the crowd numbers. Estimates for his Wildwood, New Jersey, rally were widely mocked (see story here). In the Bronx, you wouldn’t expect Trump to draw a big crowd, and he didn’t. His campaign estimated the crowd at 25,000 (see story here), but a TV station’s a[...]
May 24th, 2024 - 7:07 pm § in Law and Courts
We need police, but not these cops
America has a policing crisis, and bad cops are only part of it, there’s also a cop shortage. But this article is about bad cops. Even though overall crime statistics are down, the inability of understaffed police departments to respond promptly (or at all) to 911 calls is leaving residents o[...]
Credentials inflation
Just as bad as sky-high grocery prices, or ridiculous F-150 sticker prices — perhaps worse — is employers demanding degrees for jobs that don’t require them. This forces kids to go to college and rack up student debts they can’t afford which conservatives are adamant must be [...]
Stupid ideas department
That could be a running feature of any blog featuring politics, but I’ll start with this. There was a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing last week that degenerated into a circus. Chair Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the ringmaster, apparently expects committee members to be somethi[...]