Blog Category: Featured

“Why are people so racist against Green people?” “What??” The two producers on the Zoom call were not sure what I was asking about. The audio engineer had muted himself. The other audio engineer was confused because he didn’t grow up in this country. Even David Banner, known for being a rapper but also an […]

I’ve watched the proceedings on Amy Barrett. Normally I would never watch this for obvious reasons. They are super boring.  But, as is common in American politics lately, these proceedings are hilarious.  I’ve never seen an improv group as good as these senators.  They basically KILL for eight straight hours. Democrats and Republicans. What talent! […]

Loraine wrote, “Shame on you, you are the example of ignorance with a platform to express your ignorance.” I don’t know who she is. But after I wrote my recent article, “Why I Won’t Vote,” she was upset at me. She wrote:  “We MUST vote to ensure our country’s freedom. You are encouraging to enable […]

I’m not going to vote. I’ve never voted in a presidential election. And in the 34 years that I’ve been allowed to vote, I’ve only voted in two local elections. Once in 1991 and once in 2004.  I’ve been vote-shamed all of my life. It’s part of the American religion that if you don’t vote, […]

Scientists and companies are creating vaccines, creating solar panels with four times the efficiency of current solar panels, making rockets, and creating genomics solutions that can cure thousands of major diseases.  Let’s not stop them. Innovationism is the core philosophy that creates jobs, solves climate change, creates better healthcare, creates less infant mortality, etc. Government […]

People say this is an important election. I’ve never voted in a presidential election (the only two times I voted were in 1991 and 2004.) When I say the above, many people vote-shame me. “If you don’t use your voice then you shouldn’t speak, ever!” or “Silence is violence!” That’s not true. Silence does not […]

In yesterday’s email, I explained how the secret to saving cities was not to “think outside the box,” but rather to smash the box. As promised, here are some of my “destroy the box” ideas for Cities 2.0. A) CITYBUCKS (e.g. NYCBucks, LABucks, etc.) A big problem facing cities is our addiction to Amazon. I […]