Andrew Wilk
@andrewmwilk.bsky.social
Retired educator and business executive. Yale class of 1980.
Blogs at andrewmwilk.com
Blogs at andrewmwilk.com
“Going along with the demands of the loudest people in an angry mob of voters can provide short-term political and financial gain for the unscrupulous, unprincipled, and uncaring, but the consequences for both individual citizens and our nation can be devastating.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
Consumerism vs. Governance: The Battle for America's Future
Explore the impact of consumerism and media on society, highlighting challenges in governance, education, and personal freedoms since WWII.
andrewmwilk.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“Going along with the demands of the loudest people in an angry mob of voters can provide short-term political and financial gain for the unscrupulous, unprincipled, and uncaring, but the consequences for both individual citizens and our nation can be devastating.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
Consumerism vs. Governance: The Battle for America's Future
Explore the impact of consumerism and media on society, highlighting challenges in governance, education, and personal freedoms since WWII.
andrewmwilk.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
“Going along with the demands of the loudest people in an angry mob of voters can provide short-term political and financial gain for the unscrupulous, unprincipled, and uncaring, but the consequences for both individual citizens and our nation can be devastating.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/10/t...
“Wait for it: in a few months NYC mayor Mamdani will be extolling heroic muggers who are just trying to feed their families. Why any member of the NYPD should put their lives on the line in order to be second-guessed by Zohran The Moron is beyond me.”
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
Mamdani faces backlash after visiting man who charged cops with knife
Mamdani told reporters, "Jabez needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution by a district attorney."
www.newsweek.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“Wait for it: in a few months NYC mayor Mamdani will be extolling heroic muggers who are just trying to feed their families. Why any member of the NYPD should put their lives on the line in order to be second-guessed by Zohran The Moron is beyond me.”
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
Mamdani faces backlash after visiting man who charged cops with knife
Mamdani told reporters, "Jabez needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution by a district attorney."
www.newsweek.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“Wait for it: in a few months NYC mayor Mamdani will be extolling heroic muggers who are just trying to feed their families. Why any member of the NYPD should put their lives on the line in order to be second-guessed by Zohran The Moron is beyond me.”
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
www.newsweek.com/mamdani-face...
“This is our brutal national reality: The Communists and Capitalists that act like sworn enemies get to the same point by different paths and are often more connected than we might realize—while the majority of Americans are the losers every time.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
Understanding the Greed: How Power and Money Control America
Explore the troubling alliance between Communists and Capitalists as they exploit everyday Americans and undermine honest leadership.
andrewmwilk.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“This is our brutal national reality: The Communists and Capitalists that act like sworn enemies get to the same point by different paths and are often more connected than we might realize—while the majority of Americans are the losers every time.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
Understanding the Greed: How Power and Money Control America
Explore the troubling alliance between Communists and Capitalists as they exploit everyday Americans and undermine honest leadership.
andrewmwilk.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
“This is our brutal national reality: The Communists and Capitalists that act like sworn enemies get to the same point by different paths and are often more connected than we might realize—while the majority of Americans are the losers every time.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/02/01/t...
“Over the past 50 years public education has mutated into a racket for the racial bean counters who hate the standardized tests that expose how little learning is taking place and prefer to attack America as a whole . . .”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
Illinois School Discipline Policy: A Flawed Approach to Equity
Explore how IL's new discipline policy reshapes accountability in schools, reflecting broader challenges of parenting and educational standards.
andrewmwilk.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 AM
“Over the past 50 years public education has mutated into a racket for the racial bean counters who hate the standardized tests that expose how little learning is taking place and prefer to attack America as a whole . . .”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
Illinois School Discipline Policy: A Flawed Approach to Equity
Explore how IL's new discipline policy reshapes accountability in schools, reflecting broader challenges of parenting and educational standards.
andrewmwilk.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 AM
“Over the past 50 years public education has mutated into a racket for the racial bean counters who hate the standardized tests that expose how little learning is taking place and prefer to attack America as a whole . . .”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/28/t...
Democrats are getting crazier and crazier because decades of their lies are being rejected by Americans who are sick of stupidity, corruption, and immorality. We done—and they’re losing it.
(From my blog archive)
andrewmwilk.com/2023/11/28/t...
(From my blog archive)
andrewmwilk.com/2023/11/28/t...
The 11 Big Lies That Rule America Today
It takes very little time and effort to start listing all the exercises in unreality that now dominate our nation. 1) Government spending can continue without limits, and to suggest otherwise means…
andrewmwilk.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Democrats are getting crazier and crazier because decades of their lies are being rejected by Americans who are sick of stupidity, corruption, and immorality. We done—and they’re losing it.
(From my blog archive)
andrewmwilk.com/2023/11/28/t...
(From my blog archive)
andrewmwilk.com/2023/11/28/t...
“Remember it is probably a bad idea to be a screeching stooge for conniving politicians who at this moment need you in the streets to win the midterm elections—but who will also abandon you in a New York Minute if the poll numbers start moving the other way.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
Some Quick Advice For ICE Protestors
When I walked out the front door as a child and teen, my father always offered the same piece of parental advice: Don’t be stupid. I now offer the same advice to protestors throughout America who a…
andrewmwilk.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
“Remember it is probably a bad idea to be a screeching stooge for conniving politicians who at this moment need you in the streets to win the midterm elections—but who will also abandon you in a New York Minute if the poll numbers start moving the other way.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
Some Quick Advice For ICE Protestors
When I walked out the front door as a child and teen, my father always offered the same piece of parental advice: Don’t be stupid. I now offer the same advice to protestors throughout America who a…
andrewmwilk.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“Remember it is probably a bad idea to be a screeching stooge for conniving politicians who at this moment need you in the streets to win the midterm elections—but who will also abandon you in a New York Minute if the poll numbers start moving the other way.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
“Remember it is probably a bad idea to be a screeching stooge for conniving politicians who at this moment need you in the streets to win the midterm elections—but who will also abandon you in a New York Minute if the poll numbers start moving the other way.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
Some Quick Advice For ICE Protestors
When I walked out the front door as a child and teen, my father always offered the same piece of parental advice: Don’t be stupid. I now offer the same advice to protestors throughout America who a…
andrewmwilk.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Remember it is probably a bad idea to be a screeching stooge for conniving politicians who at this moment need you in the streets to win the midterm elections—but who will also abandon you in a New York Minute if the poll numbers start moving the other way.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/24/s...
Having spent the past decade granting “sanctuary” to felons who have violated federal immigration laws, [State and local officials] seem blithely unconcerned that these actions are, in fact, blatantly unconstitutional.
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
Has Anyone Actually Read The Constitution?
Over the course of the history of the United States—but particularly over the past 10 years—a single outcry has become so common as to become the background music of our political system: [Insert p…
andrewmwilk.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Having spent the past decade granting “sanctuary” to felons who have violated federal immigration laws, [State and local officials] seem blithely unconcerned that these actions are, in fact, blatantly unconstitutional.
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
Has Anyone Actually Read The Constitution?
Over the course of the history of the United States—but particularly over the past 10 years—a single outcry has become so common as to become the background music of our political system: [Insert p…
andrewmwilk.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Having spent the past decade granting “sanctuary” to felons who have violated federal immigration laws, [State and local officials] seem blithely unconcerned that these actions are, in fact, blatantly unconstitutional.
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/19/h...
As Pepperdine University literature professor Jessica Hooten Wilson told Fortune in a recent interview, “it’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.”
(But they can name all 72 genders….)
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(But they can name all 72 genders….)
futurism.com/future-socie...
Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read
The first generation of digital natives is arriving in higher education with major shortcomings in literacy rates.
futurism.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:48 PM
As Pepperdine University literature professor Jessica Hooten Wilson told Fortune in a recent interview, “it’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.”
(But they can name all 72 genders….)
futurism.com/future-socie...
(But they can name all 72 genders….)
futurism.com/future-socie...
Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read
The first generation of digital natives is arriving in higher education with major shortcomings in literacy rates.
futurism.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 PM
As Pepperdine University literature professor Jessica Hooten Wilson told Fortune in a recent interview, “it’s not even an inability to critically think. It’s an inability to read sentences.”
(But they can name all 72 genders….)
futurism.com/future-socie...
(But they can name all 72 genders….)
futurism.com/future-socie...
“Convincing many seemingly sane Americans that they are financially responsible for the mistakes of total strangers has been one of the most amazing social and cultural magic tricks of the past few decades.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
Selling Self-Loathing And Insanity To The Masses
One of the most effective and well-known marketing techniques is as simple as it is nefarious: Make your target audience feel bad about themselves and offer a solution that will improve their fragi…
andrewmwilk.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“Convincing many seemingly sane Americans that they are financially responsible for the mistakes of total strangers has been one of the most amazing social and cultural magic tricks of the past few decades.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
Selling Self-Loathing And Insanity To The Masses
One of the most effective and well-known marketing techniques is as simple as it is nefarious: Make your target audience feel bad about themselves and offer a solution that will improve their fragi…
andrewmwilk.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
“Convincing many seemingly sane Americans that they are financially responsible for the mistakes of total strangers has been one of the most amazing social and cultural magic tricks of the past few decades.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/14/s...
In March it was $136 billion. “Right now, [the trade deficit] is a whisker under $30 billion. We haven't been that small in a long time . . . As it turns out, it’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
‘Buckle up!’: CNBC anchor left visibly shocked as US trade deficit plunges from $136B to $29B — lowest since 2009. Was Trump right about tariffs?
It’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.
moneywise.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
In March it was $136 billion. “Right now, [the trade deficit] is a whisker under $30 billion. We haven't been that small in a long time . . . As it turns out, it’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
‘Buckle up!’: CNBC anchor left visibly shocked as US trade deficit plunges from $136B to $29B — lowest since 2009. Was Trump right about tariffs?
It’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.
moneywise.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
In March it was $136 billion. “Right now, [the trade deficit] is a whisker under $30 billion. We haven't been that small in a long time . . . As it turns out, it’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
(Any questions, America?)
moneywise.com/news/economy...
“The short (or non-existent) memories of Democrats are, obviously, politically expedient—but divorced from any discernible reality.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
The Desperate Amnesia Of Democrats
When the first jet loaded with terrified and confused passengers was crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th, I was on the highway and about ten minutes out from p…
andrewmwilk.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“The short (or non-existent) memories of Democrats are, obviously, politically expedient—but divorced from any discernible reality.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
The Desperate Amnesia Of Democrats
When the first jet loaded with terrified and confused passengers was crashing into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th, I was on the highway and about ten minutes out from p…
andrewmwilk.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
“The short (or non-existent) memories of Democrats are, obviously, politically expedient—but divorced from any discernible reality.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/06/t...
“The harsh truth is that empty minds are ones that can readily and easily be manipulated. Propagandists and demagogues who traffic in half-truths and outright lies are the true beneficiaries of the ignorance that now pervades our country.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
The Death Of Reading (And Its Consequences)
Having taught high school and college for many years (and continuing to tutor students to this day during my retirement), I can say with certainty that I have seen many students struggle with readi…
andrewmwilk.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
“The harsh truth is that empty minds are ones that can readily and easily be manipulated. Propagandists and demagogues who traffic in half-truths and outright lies are the true beneficiaries of the ignorance that now pervades our country.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
The Death Of Reading (And Its Consequences)
Having taught high school and college for many years (and continuing to tutor students to this day during my retirement), I can say with certainty that I have seen many students struggle with readi…
andrewmwilk.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
“The harsh truth is that empty minds are ones that can readily and easily be manipulated. Propagandists and demagogues who traffic in half-truths and outright lies are the true beneficiaries of the ignorance that now pervades our country.”
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
andrewmwilk.com/2026/01/01/t...
“ . . . the preference for ideology over practicality has bequeathed us a generation of leaders who are often unable to adjust to the rapid changes around us or are simply intellectually incapable of doing their jobs.”
andrewmwilk.com/2025/12/26/l...
andrewmwilk.com/2025/12/26/l...
Leadership Or Ideology?
Today ideology seems far more important that personality because the policies offered by our two main political parties now diverge to an extraordinary degree we have likely not seen for at least t…
andrewmwilk.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM