Saturday, October 17, 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026
The Forgotten Man
"Hoover's wage idea sounded good to some. And they were indeed the opposite of federal policies in the last downturn. But they really did not make sense: to force businesses to go spending when it did not want to was to hurt business. And in some areas - wages, especially - the president's policy was dramatically counterproductive. As the crash continued, profits began to drop. Yet businesses could not adjust: if they wanted to be good citizens, they had to keep their pledge to Hoover and sustain employment and wages. The president was, essentially, requiring that companies take the hit in profits instead of employment.
...But there was also, of course, and effect on employers. Their wage costs forced down the value of the company shares, aggravating the downturn that Hoover had vowed to fight.... In the end, business had to choose between lowering wages and shutting down."
Many businesses simply shut down.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting o amusing and thought I'd share.
- VDH: The same old, same old European runaround.
- Monsters are real. A look at the ageless B-52 workhorse.
- Jonathan Turley: The Coming Out of Jack Smith.
- Alex Berenson: On the painful prescience of Seinfeld. Good points but another point is some today can't relate because just about every plot falls apart if someone simply had a smartphone.
Friday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
So Jack Smith's Operation Artic Frost spied on Congress, Senate Candidate James Talarico checks himself into a mental hospital and lies about it, Ilhan Omar's apartment is raided by law enforcement, and back to Jack Smith harvesting the names and information of 639,000 Republican donors. Democratic scandals are a flat circle.
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Quotes for Today
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Do synchronized brainwaves make us get along?
- Catherine Herridge on Jack Smith. How soon do we see cartoons of Jack Smith waiving papers like Joe McCarthy saying "I hold in hand a list of 639,000 known Republicans."
- James Madison keeps winning no matter who's in charge.
- Alex Berenson: Almost nobody gets mRNA shots anymore. (HT Dan)
Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
The Democrats saying "We are the Resistance" makes sense if you remember they seem intent on being on the wrong side of every 80/20 issue with the potential charges against Ilhan Omar and her family being the latest issue.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured I'd jot them down and post on Substack. Enjoy!
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Old record players gave far more than music.
Wednesday Flotsam and Jtsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Some are condemning President Trump for making that diesel deal with Putin and Russia. But the fact is the price of gas is coming down. Last week I saw $4.35 while after the deal I saw $4.15 advertised at the pump. That's what the average American will remember. The war in Ukraine should have been over by now and many have fatigue on the issue.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
More Linky Links
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why Columbus discovered the new world and not the other way around.
- Reminder that the criminal investigation of Ilhan Omar has been known about for a long time.
- The $108 billion AI opportunity for specialty practices. AI has been big in medicine for a long time.
- California's wealth tax isn't the solution to decades of bad promises.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why I mailed 30 axes to CA, TX, and NY. We're living in a golden age of innovation.
- Why the European Central Bank cannot let France off the hook. Let them eat cake.
- Kevin Kelly: Swarm Intelligence.
- Even Democrats say Talarico's flu story just doesn't add up.
Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Not surprised Ilhan Omar's apartment was searched by the FBI but I am curious what charges they got the warrant under. Was it the fraud involved in her going from penniless Somalian immigrant to multi-millionaire overnight, her "marrying" her bother, or some other crime? Curious people want to know.
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Monday, October 12, 2026
Antifragile - It's Like He Predicted Drug Commercials
And recall that under nonlinearities, the simple statements 'harmful' or 'beneficial' break down: it is all in the dosage...
...a cost benefit situation, usually results from the treacherous condition in which the benefits are small, and visible - and the costs very large, delayed, and hidden. And of course, the potential costs are much worse than the cumulative gains."
Columbus Day Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
Indian Summer was first termed in New England for the nice weather after the summer harvest was brought in when the Indians would often send out war parties to massacre the settlers. Now some want to place Indigenous People's Day smack dab when that might have happened. It's not far akin from some wanting to designate October 7th as Gaza Recognition Day.
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
College Football Thoughts
Was having these thoughts anyway and figured may as well jot them down and post on Substack.
Linky Links
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- How Trump enforcers are sabotaging efforts to bring down drug prices. PBMs delenda est.
- VDH: Are we becoming Gondor? He's not wrong.
- Europe forgot about its people. He's not wrong either.
- Jonathan Turley: Jack Smith sheds his mask. TDS is a mental disease and Smith's got it bad.
Sunday Flotsam and Jetsam
Have a new miscellaneous thoughts and observations post up on Substack.
New England takes on Las Vegas today at Foxboro. The Pats will be without 4 CB's from the roster. This could make for a big passing day for Kirk Cousins and the Raiders. The Patriots will also honor the 25th anniversary of the team winning the 2001 Super Bowl before the game.
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