If you have been following my posts about Trump’s persuasion skills, you might like to hear me pull it all together in this short video clip at Reason.com.
I love how they edited and produced it. Nicely done.
0 CommentsRussia is moving into Old Syria. Iran already owns the parts of Old Iraq that ISIS and the Kurds do not. Israel fears that the nuclear deal with Iran is a mistake of unthinkable proportions.
The data suggests that President Obama is a total failure when it comes to the Middle East.
Or… he is one of the most gifted wizards of persuasion and strategy our generation has ever seen.
The data fits both interpretations. You already know the interpretation that says Obama failed. Allow me to give you another interpretation – one that isn’t necessarily true – but happens to fit the data.
0 CommentsPolitico got this right. Trump’s game isn’t as random as you thought.
Thanks to DJO for pointing it out.
0 CommentsRegular readers of this blog know I have some history with the topic of doctor-assisted dying.
My father died in 2013. That experience left my emotions raw, and prompted me to write this blog post.* It went viral.
At the time, a Gallup poll said 51% of Americans favored doctor-assisted dying. That seemed low to me. Indeed, when the question was asked in a more positive way, Gallup showed support in the high sixties.
A year later, according to Gallup, support for doctor-assisted dying law in America had jumped from 51% to 58%. Using positive phrasing for the same poll question, support was as high as 69%.
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On an unrelated topic…
0 CommentsCaution 1: This post includes real hypnosis and it will influence some readers to a different opinion on guns. If you don’t want to be influenced, please do not read.
Caution 2: You will not like what I say on this topic. That’s another reason to skip it.
0 CommentsThe problem with my Moist Robot view of the world – the one that says we are all animated meat, bouncing around according to the laws of physics – is that there is no accounting for morality or ethical behavior in that world view.
Is that a problem?
0 CommentsWhat candidate would robots support? I think the answer is obvious.
0 CommentsWarning: This post will generate massive cognitive dissonance in some readers. If you think you can learn from that, please read on. If that prospect makes you uncomfortable, please don’t read it.
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If you compare Donald Trump to whoever you have in mind as your ideal president, Trump probably comes up short. There are plenty of qualities one might want in a president that Trump doesn’t have. So I understand why people think he can’t get elected.
But Trump will not be running against anyone’s imaginary standard for president. He will run against real people. That’s where things get interesting. In my opinion, Trump only got serious about the presidency when he realized that the one-on-one match-ups all went his way. So let’s see how those match-ups look.
0 CommentsAs you know, people are not saving enough for retirement. Not even close. So in order to survive, we probably need to reduce the cost of retirement living. That brings me to a company called Click and Grow.
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