Scott Adams: In his own words
I often fantasize about how I would fix everything if I were President. My fantasy is unfazed by the fact that the voting public is not keen on candidates that are unqualified, unattractive, godless, and morally bankrupt. In my fantasy I form what I call the Pragmatic Party. All of…
Read MoreI recently attended a school open house for the kids, ages 6 and 8. It was my first one and I didn’t know what to expect. The main point, as I learned, was for the kids to show their parents the projects they worked on during the year. The first…
Read MoreI keep wondering what would happen if terrorists demanded something that we wanted to give them anyway. Would we need to concoct some reason why we can’t give it to them so we don’t encourage more terrorism? It sounds ridiculous, but we’re getting closer to that situation. For example, the…
Read MoreAfter reading the replies to my prior post, I am forced to administer this logic test to the believers among us. Find the error in either the assumptions or the line of reasoning. 1. Ordinary people can be convinced to believe almost any ridiculous thing. 2. I am an ordinary…
Read MoreAs readers of my blog know, I believe that given the right conditions, anyone can be made to believe any damned thing. That’s why there are so many different religions. Persuasion has many names and forms. AdvertisingIndoctrinationPeer pressureHypnosisBrainwashing I wonder if a team of well-funded atheists could devise a legal…
Read MoreA few months ago I asked you to help select a new artist for the comic strip Unfit, by Mike Belkin. More than 80 excellent artists applied. After much thinking and evaluating, Mike selected Justin Thompson. He was my first choice as well as yours. I saw some of the…
Read MoreMy favorite news story recently is about Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson. The FBI allegedly videotaped him accepting $100,000 in cash from an informant. When the authorities searched his house they found the cash in his freezer, wrapped in food containers and aluminum foil. The serial numbers allegedly match the money…
Read MoreWhen I asked in this blog why the U.S. funds Israel, I got a list of 25 reasons. Many of them sound quite reasonable and beneficial, even to me. All of you non-economists would conclude that my question has been answered. But you’d be wrong. I was an economics major…
Read MoreI was surprised at how many of you believe that nothing the United States does in terms of foreign policy would make any difference to the average non-terrorist Muslim that is supporting the terrorists. You believe that their objections to U.S. foreign policy are a smokescreen and that they just…
Read MoreThe other day I asked if anyone could explain why we give foreign aid to Israel. I received about 25 alleged reasons. As readers of this blog already know, when something has one reason, there’s a healthy chance that it’s a good reason. When something has 25 completely different reasons,…
Read MoreIn my prior blog post I said that the terrorists would have less justification to attack the U.S. if we discontinued our support for Israel. Many of you were quick to point out that the crazy terrorists would hate us just as much and want to kill us just as…
Read MoreI’m hoping one of you can explain something to me. I tried to figure out how much money the U.S. gives to Israel every year. It’s hard to determine the figure because the assistance takes different forms and there are different opinions about how to count it. For example, the…
Read MoreApparently some newspaper chose not to run this Dilbert comic from 5/15/06 because it features a winged monkey emerging from a lawyer’s butt. [missing image] As you might have noticed, I enjoy trying to figure out what I can get away with. I thought this one cleverly avoided the classic…
Read MoreMy fiancée Shelly and I are in the process of picking “favors” for our wedding. Allow me to explain the term “favors” to those of you who are foreigners, hillbillies, ignoramuses, or me one week ago. A “favor” is a small gift for the wedding attendees. It’s an allegedly useful…
Read MoreUsually it’s obvious who is going to be the next president of the United States. First, the media decides for us who will be the nominees for each party. Then the voters elect the one who makes the most outrageous promises. That’s called leadership, and we like it. This next…
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