Just One Thing: Which Trump will we get?
Donald Trump has run an excellent campaign in the last couple of months and it showed in the results in Iowa. He trounced the field including, surprisingly to many, winning more college-educated Republicans than either of the other two main competitors did. He won 98 of 99 counties in Iowa and the only one he lost, he lost by one single vote in the most liberal county in the state. A week earlier when asked about his prior aggressive statement to supporters that “I am your retribution” he said “I’ll be too busy for retribution.” He’s staked out a relatively moderate, or at least “leave it to the states” position on abortion and last nigh he actually called for Republicans and Democrats to come together to solve problems. The guy he’s acting like now has a decent chance of beating Biden.
Today's Guest
Steve Moore, Chief Economist of the Ross Kaminsky show, has been a friend of mine for 30 years He's a great economist, a Distinguished Fellow in Economics at the Heritage Foundation, and a Trump advisor. I heard him interviewed on BBC (believe it or not) yesterday and thought it was such a great conversation leading into what seems like a likely Trump nomination that I asked him to join us today.
He's also a founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. They put out a great daily email (free) and I encourage you to sign up: The Committee To Unleash Prosperity - Committee To Unleash Prosperity
Other Stuff
Remember how all those poor Pacific islanders are going to lose their homes to sea level rise due to climate change? Read this and make sure your friends in Boulder know the facts: (4) Landification - by Roger Pielke Jr. - The Honest Broker (substack.com)
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From one of the great political science professors of our time: Who’s Holding Up the Ivory Tower? - WSJ
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A fascinating and tragic story: ‘Living the Beatles Legend’ Review: Mal Evans on Tour - WSJ
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The inevitable result of DEI, CRT, "woke", etc: Montgomery County Libraries seek inclusiveness with race-based pricing: 'Clearly discriminatory' - Washington Times
And in case you still haven't understood the origins of such incredible racism, this is from the founder of "Critical Race Theory": Book excerpt from “When Race Becomes Real" | Harvard Magazine
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(I owe you this from yesterday)
Dumb business decisions:
I don’t really care about the first story but it led me to the second story which is quite remarkable.
Erika Ayers leaving her Barstool Sports CEO job (nypost.com)
Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Bought The Site Back For $1 – Deadline
Speaking of horrendous business decisions: Uber shutting down Drizly three years after $1.1 billion acquisition (axios.com)
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Yes!!! How AI is helping you stay safe at Ball Arena - Axios Denver
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Mother nature defeats EVs again. BTW, the picture for this blog on the home page is a dead (for now) Tesla.
Coincidentally, Doomberg has a great piece today on the folly of EV mandates: (4) Do As I Say - Doomberg (substack.com)
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This is a pet peeve of mine, but why do we tolerate the fleecing of citizens for mostly non-dangerous behavior? So much of traffic enforcement is nothing but a revenue grab. Again, why do we all tolerate it?
Colorado counties, roads with the most speeding citations in 2023 (kdvr.com)
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We’ll let you keep more of the money you actually earned if you let us bankrupt the country faster by giving people money they didn’t earn. The difference? You keep yours now, and your children will pay for the redistribution later.
Congress announces bipartisan effort to enhance child tax credit | AP News
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Don't you just LOVE "New Orleans-style chicken wings"? Wait, you've never heard of them??? ‘New Orleans-Style’ Wings Are a Global Sensation. Just Not in New Orleans. - WSJ
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The latest in a long-term story that I keep you updated on because I think it's one of the most important trends in the world: China's population drop for a second straight year in 2023 | AP News
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OK, but it's still way slower than the Concorde: NASA and Lockheed Martin debut quiet supersonic 'son of Concorde' plane (nypost.com)
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Today's Videos
If you've been living under a social media rock, you haven't heard about this. Brittany Pietsch recorded herself having a video meeting with HR and some other dude whom she had never met at her employer, Cloudflare, as they told her she was being fired but refused over and over to tell her why.
I got laid off — my know-nothing bosses blamed my performance, but I fought back and won (msn.com)
This video has been seen over 2 million times so far on various platforms.
I bet she's already getting lots of job offers.
Meanwhile, the CEO of Cloudflare almost apologized.
Are you kidding me???
This day in history: On 1/17/1961, President Dwight D Eisenhower gave his farewell address which has come to be known for its famous warning about the "military-industrial complex."
The whole speech