Sharing some personal reflection on civility, politics, and the pursuit of peace of mind in a world where outrage often drowns out nuance.
Politics
And Then They Came for Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel’s ouster isn’t government censorship — it’s worse. It’s another business calculation by media executives who never treated journalism or free speech as a public trust. Corporate media only defends free speech when it suits their agenda.
Trump’s $15B Free Speech Takedown of NYTimes
One would be hard pressed to find someone who despises the New York Times as much as me. To be clear, my disdain isn’t for the entire publication, just those responsible for reporting on politics, Israel, and what the Times deems “misinformation.” The publication is stellar in other areas, particularly…
Why Trump Haters Should Despise MSNBC
MSNBC likes to fashion itself as President Trump’s fiercest antagonist. The leftist network’s hostility and bias are the fuel that keep Trumpism burning.
The ousting of Matthew Dowd for his clueless comments about the shooting of Charlie Kirk won’t spare the network from the powerful backlash it has long been begging for.
Kennedy Is Unfit. Media’s Bias Made Him Possible
The CDC and FDA were once the gold standard of public health. Smallpox eradicated. Polio defeated. Frances Kelsey standing up to Big Pharma and sparing America the Thalidomide tragedy.
Today, those same agencies are politicized, distrusted, and weaponized. The media’s selective outrage helped get us here.
All About Ilhan Omar’s 300,000 Benjamins
“It’s all about the Benjamins, baby.” That was Ilhan Omar’s infamous 2019 tweet alleging Jews controlled Congress.
Now Omar’s own disclosures show she and her husband may be sitting on as much as $30 million — wealth built largely from two businesses valued at no more than $51,000 just a year earlier.
That’s 300,000 Benjamins, baby. Here’s why Omar’s sudden fortune matters.
Enron Sleuth Jonathan Weil’s Private Equity Alarm
Pension funds. University endowments. Your retirement account. The Wall Street Journal reporter who first exposed Enron warns they could be the next victims of private equity’s “fishy” accounting.
Eureka! The True Value of a McKinsey Consultant
My latest Starkman Approved trilogy:
The true value of a McKinsey consultant—spoiler: it’s not their slide decks.
Corporate America doubles down on toxic stock buybacks while the real economy withers.
Delta Air Lines traps passengers in another tarmac debacle—no air, no toilets, no accountability.
Read and rage — at least that’s my intent.
2024 CEO Pay: Oink, Oink, Piggy, Piggy
America’s CEO aristocracy is delusional if it thinks it can keep gorging on obscene compensation while tossing crumbs to the workers who keep their empires afloat.
At the next meeting of the Business Roundtable—that gilded club of corporate royalty—someone might want to include a short history lesson on a woman named Marie Antoinette.
Tulsi Gabbard Looks to Torch Obama’s Legacy
Tulsi Gabbard has long been denigrated and dismissed by Democratic elites and their media allies. Now she’s released documents suggesting a much broader group of Obama White House officials—possibly including Obama himself—was involved in shaping a politically motivated narrative that Russia interfered in 2016 to help Trump.
Gabbard’s allegations warrant an independent investigation by a nonpartisan prosecutor – if one still exists.