Scott Adams: In his own words
When candidate Trump first set about the job of redefining politics (and reality) back in 2015, people had lots of predictions about how things would turn out. One year isn’t long enough to know everything we need to know about his presidency, but it’s long enough to to check some of our…
Read MoreI thought I’d update my life story here. This was created in the WhenHub Studio at WhenHub.com. This is a nice gift idea for someone in your life. You can easily create a life story for someone you love. Share on social media or play to your TV on Christmas day…
Read MoreCrime is the base problem for a number of poor urban areas. Wherever you have high crime, you have trouble attracting employers. And without employment options, you end up with poverty, a low tax base to support schools, hopelessness, drug dealing, and the rest. So I thought I would share…
Read MoreOne of the big changes in our national consciousness, thanks to President Trump, is that many of us are starting to see politics in terms of “deals.” We are also thinking about a growing economy. Compare that approach to the Obama/Bernie/Clinton worldview that is more about wealth transfer in a…
Read MoreAs we approach the holiday season there will be much debate on how President Trump has performed for his first calendar year. As a populist president, I think the best way to judge his performance is by focusing on the issues voters say are their top priorities. Pew Research polled voters [no…
Read MoreReaders who pre-ordered my new book, Win Bigly, already got a copy of the bonus chapter that I offered with the pre-order. Now that the book is out, I thought I would include it here for the rest of you. The context is that I’m a trained hypnotist and people often…
Read MoreAfter the tragic terrorist attack yesterday in NYC (where I am now), leaders were quick to say it was an act of terror and the perpetrator was a coward. Both terms are persuasion mistakes. I’ll tell you why. Terror is what the bad guys want. If we label the outcome…
Read MoreToday might be one of the biggest days of my life, and it will be impossible to explain why that is so unless you know at least a little bit about blockchain, dAPPS, cryptocurrencies, Ethereum [no longer available], and the legal distinction between a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) and an ICO [no longer…
Read MoreStep 1: Get yourself one of these hats. Step 2: Spray-paint the tips with black paint. Step 3: Buy a pant suit wherever-the-hell Hillary Clinton shops. Step 4: Smile like you just smoked a doobie and executed a close relative. Step 5: Nailed it! You might love pre-ordering my new book, Win Bigly, because you now…
Read MorePresident Trump tweeted this morning: And that causes Business Insider to run this headline: But within minutes the publication pivoted to this headline: Now the headline no longer says “crooked,” as in “Crooked Hillary.” And that’s how you know President Trump is in your head. — Also, Win Bigly because of all the things.
Read MoreNorth Korea is building nukes and ICBMs to prevent the United States from attacking. Meanwhile, the United States does not want to attack North Korea. And yet we find ourselves at the brink of nuclear war while not actually having a root problem on which we disagree. They don’t want…
Read MoreHow did we get to a place where The President of the United States has historically low approval [no longer available] at the same time we have recent highs for consumer confidence? Almost everything President Trump does has an impact on the economy, and on consumers. That includes national security, immigration, taxes, health…
Read MoreFor your Friday reading, first check out Politico’s excellent article by Michael Kruse on how the “Power of Positive Thinking” guru, Norman Vincent Peale, influenced President Trump’s approach to rewriting reality. Then see my Periscope where I tie together those thoughts and more. People on Twitter are saying it’s my best yet. You…
Read MoreI’m pro-gun. I say that up front because your beliefs about my intentions will color how you see this post. My intention is to be objective. You can be the judge. The Vegas gunman used bump stocks on semi-automatic rifles. Those were totally legal. They are also a poor choice…
Read MoreAfter years of trying, I think I came up with an idea that nearly 100% of people would agree is a good one. Rare! The idea is to create a national “dashboard” for citizens to track the progress of government. Imagine a website with a bunch of small graphs on it…
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