Scott Adams: In his own words
I’ve been publicly debunking the “fine people” hoax since 2017. The press created the hoax by consistently and intentionally omitting the second half of President Trump’s comments about Charlottesville. If you only see or hear the first half of what the president said, it looks exactly like the president is…
Read MoreYou might have noticed the Internet having an aneurism this week after Kanye West retweeted nine separate video clips in which I discussed his tweet about Candace Owens’ conservative views. A number of left-leaning media sites including Buzzfeed, Mediate, Spin, Elle, Washington Post, Business Insider and several others reported the story by…
Read MoreAs I watch news coverage about peace on the Korean Peninsula, I keep hearing commentators say, “No one saw it coming.” That isn’t entirely true. For the benefit of history, I’ll document my own evolution of thought on this topic. I believe it is the subject I have written about…
Read MoreI’m seeing a lot of “list” journalism now that is designed to paint President Trump in a negative light. The power of the list is that the more items on the list, the more persuasive it looks, even if the items are weak. Here’s a good example. If you want to…
Read MoreBy now you know President Trump announced his winners for the Fake News Awards. You can see them here. Let’s talk about what he got right in terms of persuasion. The very idea of a Fake News Award is unusual and provocative. That guarantees attention. Getting attention is step one in…
Read MoreThe Small Business Optimism Index hit an all-time high. That’s the new Presidential Approval Poll. In olden days (pre-2016), candidates for president were not so different from each other. I can remember pundits complaining endlessly about how similar the Democrats and Republicans had become. In that environment, you can easily imagine someone…
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreLately I have been describing my personal political views as “left of Bernie, but with a preference for plans that can work.” In other words, I would love universal healthcare and free college. I just don’t know how to get there in any practical way. I don’t think anyone else does…
Read MoreIn case you missed it, you might enjoy a good laugh with me on this Periscope. Topics: 1. President Trump’s tweet about “Rocket Man” 2. President Trump’s golf ball tweet 3. My list of magical thinking arguments on Twitter 4. I add a few words to the list of insults that should…
Read MoreAccording to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Syrian citizens were exposed to sarin, a chemical weapon, in April of 2017 in the Khan Shaykhun area of Syria. The OPCW didn’t visit the site of the attack, but they did interview people and examine materials that came from…
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