Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. The above quote is from “The Life of Reason” written by George Santayana and published in 1905. Perhaps more of you remember Winston Churchill’s version of it: Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it. Which was uttered in a 1948 speech to the House of Commons. It really doesn’t matter which version of it you remember. What … UC Berkeley – Birthplace of The Fourth ReichRead more
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Le Frexit
In a few short days the French will cast their ballots to put Marine Le Pen in office. Yes, there are a good many people who wish to believe the investment banker running against her has a shot, they even have polling data to back it up. Just remember how well that “scientific” process worked in America’s 2016 Presidential election. Those same “scientific” methods predicted a landslide victory for Hillary Clinton with pretty much the … Le FrexitRead more
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Your Airbag Might Not Deploy
A neighbor stopped by the other day since he saw my brother and I tugging the lawn mower out of the mud. I hadn’t seen this neighbor in quite a few years. When you live rural a neighbor is miles away. During our conversation he related the story about an accident he was in recently. He kept an old white 2 wheel drive pickup truck around for running errands and driving between farms. He was … Your Airbag Might Not DeployRead more
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Just How Blatant Can They Legally Be?
Today I received the following email. You will notice they didn’t publish a rate for a natural born U.S. citizen who isn’t a walking talking national security risk. ============== Click here to if you no longer wish to receive our emails Dear Partner, Pro-Tek Consulting is a highly recognized provider of professional IT Consulting services in the US. Here is our open requirement which can be filled immediately. Kindly respond to this requirement with your consultant … Just How Blatant Can They Legally Be?Read more
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Google AdWords and the Fool
Some number of years ago I wrote articles for Fool.com or some blog portion of it. I don’t even know if they have that site or any portion of it anymore. I actually got along with one of the people I reported to, so not a bad experience. Then, one day, when management was changing hands or some such thing, I created and submitted a post saying Google made a lot of money on click … Google AdWords and the FoolRead more