Politics

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Jamie Dimon Validated Vulgar Public Discourse

When I was a kid growing up in Toronto, children were chastised, and often punished, for using profanity. A common parental warning was, “I’m going wash your mouth out with soap if you talk like that again.” In the presence of children, adults were careful to avoid swear words. These…

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Diversity Advocate Mellody Hobson’s DEI Failures

While researching the post I planned to write on JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, I stumbled on this insightful analysis from Fortune’s Amanda Gerut highlighting Dimon’s recent public diss of the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives he and his bank once so proudly championed. Reading Gerut’s piece I was surprised…

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O Canada! Trump is Screwing You on Auto Tariffs

Canada lacks the competent leadership to persuasively argue why President Trump’s automotive tariffs are woefully misguided and unfair. I opted to step up to the plate and provide some much-needed analysis and historical perspective.

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JD Vance’s Seeming Capacity for Forgiveness

It’s admirable that Vice President Vance is seemingly so forgiving, but I’m not as charitable in my views about Elon Musk and his DOGE Musketeers.

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Donald Trump’s Misguided 10% Credit Card Cap

President Trump has demonstrated he is hell-bent on dismantling and destroying all of Joe Biden’s initiatives and achievements, including the former Senator from MBNA’s beloved credit card industry.

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Liang Wenfeng Shames Big Tech and Elon Musk

“More investment does not necessarily lead to more innovation. Otherwise, large companies would take over all innovation,” says Liang Wenfeng, whose tiny AI technology company has roiled investors and appears to have run circles around the best minds in U.S. tech.

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The ‘Jewsplaining’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

If ignorance is bliss, then Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is likely among the happiest persons on the planet.

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The Toady CEOs Who Tithed to Emperor Trump

Reading about the more than dozen CEOs who made pilgrimages to Mar-A-Lago to curry favor with president-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed my perceptions about how many of them reached their lofty heights in corporate America.

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Gov. Newsom Was Warned of Looming Fires

Governor Gavin Newsom absolutely, positively, no doubt about it, knew that the best fire risk experts in America repeatedly warned that California’s exposures to disastrous fires were too great for them to insure. He’s not only responsible for failing to mitigate the fire risks, but also for the burgeoning insurance crisis, the alarming magnitude of which isn’t fully understood.

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