How American Parents Help China Become Stronger

In order to be accepted into a good Chinese University you have to be proficient in calculus. I once worked at an American university where the math requirement could be satisfied by taking an advertising course. I once heard a professor say “our students don’t have the minds for math.” The only way we can do medical research in this country is to hire Chinese post docs to help. New York State recently tried to toughen up its high school curriculum, but the parents complained the kids didn’t have enough time to be kids. It was like they wanted their children to spend more time at the malt shop with Archie and Veronica. If this continues we will be our digging our own way to a second class power. We will have no one but ourselves to blame for our failure as a nation.

The Most Important Book I’ve Read

You would think a guy with a PhD, who reads The NY Times and the Washington Post every day would know what the world was really like. Not True. In the book Factfulness by Hans Rosling I learned that my world view was trapped in  1965. So did Nobel Laureates and Captains of Industry. If you didn’t know that 88 percent of the worlds babies are immunized this book is for you. If you still think of the world as “us vs. them” with a large gap between us, then you must read this book, strongly recommended by Bill and Melinda Gates, two of ny heroes( in addition to John McCain).Please read this book.

Trump is Afraid to Visit Our Troops

Donald Trump is the only Modern American President who hasn’t traveled overseas to visit our troops. He got out of serving his country because he had bone spurs. People in the know say he’s afraid he might be killed. What is interesting is that the posse  comitatus act says that American  troops can’t operate within America’s borders. Despite that he was stopped from telling these troops they should use lethal force against the caravan moving toward our borders. People who stopped him from doing this allegedly are in danger of being fired. A coward who refused to serve wants to break American law to have our troops massacre people fleeing dangerous situations.

Where Did Facebook Think They Use Rubles: North Dakota?

In the impressive analysis of Facebook’s determination to put money over patriotism that the New York Times released yesterday I was surprised that being paid in rubles didn’t raise RED flags. Facebook,especially Sandberg, worked hard at looking the other way and trying to keep these Russian lies hidden.

Bone Spurs Are Worst When It Drizzles

When I tried to get in the Air Force in 1966 I flunked my physical because I had a chronic respiratory illness. Trump got out of serving his country because he had bone spurs (oh no). In actuality Trump sr. gave the podiatrists lower rent for falsifying his son’s medical record.
Today he didn’t show up to celebrate the American role in WWI because he worried there might be sprinkles. I guess bone spurs are worse when it drizzles. However, Macron, Merkel and all the other world leaders showed up at the American Cemetery to honor America’s ability to turn the tide in what was the most stupid war ever fought. While at first Americans had to fight under some British dopes, eventually General Pershng got control of his American troops who performed with great honor and bravery and ended the war. From Sergeant York to many others we had great heroes. Trump clearly didn’t give a crap about them.

Why I Love Syracuse

When I was in High School I sold hot dogs in Archbold Stadium as Ernie Davis ran for the Heisman Trophy. I already loved Syracuse before I gained admission. Once at Syracuse I was taken under the wing of Jim G. Carleton, the Vice Chancellor of student affairs, a man it was easy to admire. When the University of Oklahoma admitted a Black student, Jim was the only guy who’d bring him his meals. For four years he’d bring the meals and then sit down and talk with him when he finished eating. Jim was his link with decency as others pretended he wasn’t there. Jim taught me how much ethics mattered. When I went for my doctorate from the Maxwell School he was there for me. He eventually became Vice President at Nortwestern and continued to help me make the tough decisions over the phone. Syracuse has gone a long time without being ranked in th top 25 in football. But with Dino Barbers, Syracuse has found a coach with heart who represents the goodness of the school I love. Syracuse is first in my heart and I’m glad I stuck around long enough to watch it recover football greatness

All American Voters Aren’t Equal

America has sold the concept to the World that all Americans have the same right to vote. But, in truth, it depends on where you live that makes a difference. For example, while Hilary Clinton got more votes, Trump won the presidency because we have the electoral college, originally created because many Americans didn’ t  trust the people to directly elect the president. It’s a barrier which changes election results. The second impediment to voting is the ability for state legislators to change electoral districts to favor their party. It’s named after a man named Eldridge Gerry and is called gerrymandering. This means you may be put in a congressional district in which your party is in the minority and your candidate has no chance in winning a congressional seat. With right wing control of our Supreme Court there is little chance of either problem being fixed. So let’s stop telling the world everyone has the same right to vote in this country. To use the language in use when these frauds were created: That’s a lot of hokum.

Baldacci Reifies Trump’s World View

The word reification means to come up with an example of a theory. When I first started reading David Baldacci I thought that some of his plots were too far out. I loved reading his books but had to use the concept of “suspension of disbelief” in order to enter into the concept behind some of his plots. Since I loved reading them, I was quite willing to do this. Then Donald Trump became our President and I realized Trump was quite capable of instituting federal government behavior that would have been impossible under a rational, decent head of state.These absurd plots began to scare me because I could see Trump implementing them. Baldacci is a great writer, but now I can see some of his plots coming true.

AAPL’s phones are too expensive

As AAPL’s phone price heads towards the stratosphere, the #1 AAPL analyst says the phones are too expensive. Tony Sacconaghi of Bernstein’s says the phones aren’t going to sell at present prices. Tim Cook doesn’t worry about the prices because, after all, who is this guy anyway? The bottom under the arrogant company’s stock dropped 14% today because I guess Tim Cook believes AAPL can charge any price they want and shouldn’t worry about what they charge simply because they’re AAPL. Sales figures don’t support this assumption. The people who run AAPL better wake up before the only person who can afford it is Donald Trump, and he doesn’t know how to use it.