@joelcawley.bsky.social
Retired IBM VP Corporate Strategy. Now writing & consulting on politics, economics and business. Author of The Fifth Paradigm.
Idiotic.
*They* ended the filibuster…
by caving!
What’s worse, they established that the filibuster does not apply when the GOP has a majority.
It now *only* applies to Democratic majorities.
Colossal stupidity.
*They* ended the filibuster…
by caving!
What’s worse, they established that the filibuster does not apply when the GOP has a majority.
It now *only* applies to Democratic majorities.
Colossal stupidity.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Idiotic.
*They* ended the filibuster…
by caving!
What’s worse, they established that the filibuster does not apply when the GOP has a majority.
It now *only* applies to Democratic majorities.
Colossal stupidity.
*They* ended the filibuster…
by caving!
What’s worse, they established that the filibuster does not apply when the GOP has a majority.
It now *only* applies to Democratic majorities.
Colossal stupidity.
Has anyone figured out what the phrase “I’m 75% there…” is about?
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Has anyone figured out what the phrase “I’m 75% there…” is about?
Dems should demand an equivalent to the Laken Riley Act for MAGAts.
Any MAGAt arrested (for anything, including a traffic ticket) should be presumed violent and/or a sex offender and should held without bail.
MAGAts cause far more damage to this country than immigrants.
Any MAGAt arrested (for anything, including a traffic ticket) should be presumed violent and/or a sex offender and should held without bail.
MAGAts cause far more damage to this country than immigrants.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Dems should demand an equivalent to the Laken Riley Act for MAGAts.
Any MAGAt arrested (for anything, including a traffic ticket) should be presumed violent and/or a sex offender and should held without bail.
MAGAts cause far more damage to this country than immigrants.
Any MAGAt arrested (for anything, including a traffic ticket) should be presumed violent and/or a sex offender and should held without bail.
MAGAts cause far more damage to this country than immigrants.
Agree. Modern, 21st century economies will be formed by the ultra-low marginal costs of energy and transportation. Solar, wind, batteries, EVs (all kinds), drones and robotically controlled production are enormous biz opportunities and will transform society.
No 20th century economy can compete.
No 20th century economy can compete.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Agree. Modern, 21st century economies will be formed by the ultra-low marginal costs of energy and transportation. Solar, wind, batteries, EVs (all kinds), drones and robotically controlled production are enormous biz opportunities and will transform society.
No 20th century economy can compete.
No 20th century economy can compete.
Somehow our current crop of “masters of the universe” don’t know how anything actually works. They behave like a mindless LLM, chasing the next word in a set of ideological talking points, with literally no understanding nor substance.
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Somehow our current crop of “masters of the universe” don’t know how anything actually works. They behave like a mindless LLM, chasing the next word in a set of ideological talking points, with literally no understanding nor substance.
Agree. Anyone who thinks “globalization” is some sort of US economic policy that we can turn on or off has no concept of the modern world. The world outside the US exists and they’re racing ahead with or without us.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Agree. Anyone who thinks “globalization” is some sort of US economic policy that we can turn on or off has no concept of the modern world. The world outside the US exists and they’re racing ahead with or without us.
This is also more NYT headline spin. The email doesn’t suggest he merely “knew” it explicitly says he spent many hours with at least one of his victims and that he’s a “dog that doesn’t bark.”
IOW he was a willing participant.
Perhaps they just played checkers but that’s not the house game, so…
IOW he was a willing participant.
Perhaps they just played checkers but that’s not the house game, so…
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is also more NYT headline spin. The email doesn’t suggest he merely “knew” it explicitly says he spent many hours with at least one of his victims and that he’s a “dog that doesn’t bark.”
IOW he was a willing participant.
Perhaps they just played checkers but that’s not the house game, so…
IOW he was a willing participant.
Perhaps they just played checkers but that’s not the house game, so…
The OP focus was international relations. As a retired global business executive, I’d add that the damage done to our business partnerships around the world are even worse. No promises from any of us can be trusted. Trump rules over laws and can renege on anything.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The OP focus was international relations. As a retired global business executive, I’d add that the damage done to our business partnerships around the world are even worse. No promises from any of us can be trusted. Trump rules over laws and can renege on anything.
The thing with Lucy and the football is that, if you manage to compel her to hold the ball, you have to make the kick. Dems were winning which terrified their own leadership. They weren’t ready to “kick the ball” to tackle our broken healthcare system.
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The thing with Lucy and the football is that, if you manage to compel her to hold the ball, you have to make the kick. Dems were winning which terrified their own leadership. They weren’t ready to “kick the ball” to tackle our broken healthcare system.
Ironically, there’s an argument they caved precisely because it *was* working and that meant they were going to need to get serious about creating and defending the specific policies they were forcing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ironically, there’s an argument they caved precisely because it *was* working and that meant they were going to need to get serious about creating and defending the specific policies they were forcing.
They literally have no idea what “insurance” even *is* nor the math underlying how it works. Should be required to pass a simple competency test before being allowed to vote on the topic.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
They literally have no idea what “insurance” even *is* nor the math underlying how it works. Should be required to pass a simple competency test before being allowed to vote on the topic.
Agree with the sentiment but “remember” isn’t the right idea. “Primaries” leading to immediate removal is the right plan.
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Agree with the sentiment but “remember” isn’t the right idea. “Primaries” leading to immediate removal is the right plan.
Insurance is a financial tool that uses *individual unpredictability* in areas with high variability in frequency and costs, combined with statistically high *collective predictability* across a population with shared risks.
It’s beyond the mathematical capabilities of Republicans.
It’s beyond the mathematical capabilities of Republicans.
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Insurance is a financial tool that uses *individual unpredictability* in areas with high variability in frequency and costs, combined with statistically high *collective predictability* across a population with shared risks.
It’s beyond the mathematical capabilities of Republicans.
It’s beyond the mathematical capabilities of Republicans.
Republican healthcare and economic policies have always been twisted by their false ideologies but this is just pure gibberish.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Republican healthcare and economic policies have always been twisted by their false ideologies but this is just pure gibberish.
Some ambitious journalist should write a piece on the downfall of this once prestigious organization. I haven’t tracked it closely enough to have any real insight but the shift has been both profound and tragic.
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Some ambitious journalist should write a piece on the downfall of this once prestigious organization. I haven’t tracked it closely enough to have any real insight but the shift has been both profound and tragic.
If they want to combine the subsidy extension with an act that caps US pharmaceutical prices based on global benchmarks that would be perfectly acceptable.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If they want to combine the subsidy extension with an act that caps US pharmaceutical prices based on global benchmarks that would be perfectly acceptable.
Cheech and Chong!
😎
😎
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Cheech and Chong!
😎
😎
Yes. And, EVs with million mile useful lives will do the same for transportation. These are defining aspects of the 21st century and they collectively ensure that no 20th century economy (specifically including the US) can compete.
China is seizing the 21st century leadership the US is abandoning.
China is seizing the 21st century leadership the US is abandoning.
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yes. And, EVs with million mile useful lives will do the same for transportation. These are defining aspects of the 21st century and they collectively ensure that no 20th century economy (specifically including the US) can compete.
China is seizing the 21st century leadership the US is abandoning.
China is seizing the 21st century leadership the US is abandoning.
They’re following the well known “buggy whip” strategy. Their survival can be predicted by examining how long it took for autos to replace the buggy as a primary mode of transportation.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They’re following the well known “buggy whip” strategy. Their survival can be predicted by examining how long it took for autos to replace the buggy as a primary mode of transportation.
“Love the smell of mustard and onions in the morning. It smells like…. Victory.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“Love the smell of mustard and onions in the morning. It smells like…. Victory.”
Ironically it’s exactly wrong. Like most pundits he really doesn’t understand economics or business. In particular, he fails to grasp how the near zero marginal costs of renewables and wide electrification radically lowers the entire cost base of the economy. No FF based economy can even compete.
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ironically it’s exactly wrong. Like most pundits he really doesn’t understand economics or business. In particular, he fails to grasp how the near zero marginal costs of renewables and wide electrification radically lowers the entire cost base of the economy. No FF based economy can even compete.
When the GOP (and unfortunately most Democratic leadership) fully commits to oligarchy it inevitably abandons support for both people, their votes and democracy itself.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
When the GOP (and unfortunately most Democratic leadership) fully commits to oligarchy it inevitably abandons support for both people, their votes and democracy itself.