Scott Adams: In his own words
As you know, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia recently died. Here’s what we know. 1. He seemed healthy(ish) that day. 2. He was discovered with a pillow over his head. 3. No autopsy was done. He was declared dead by telephone. 4. There is no chance of President Obama getting the…
Read MoreThe Master Persuader filter, of which I blog, says Trump’s success is based on his persuasion skills. But the more common 2D narrative is that Trump has name recognition and a winning policy with immigration, at least for the Republican base. So, is Trump’s success in the campaign because of his…
Read MoreIt isn’t unusual for members of the public to hate politicians. For example, lots of people hate President Obama. Some of that hatred is because of his policies, some is because of racism, and I assume there are a few other reasons. But I have never seen anyone who was…
Read MoreOn Monday I predicted that Rubio would outperform expectations in New Hampshire because the voting in primaries is – in my view – probably rigged. Instead, Rubio dropped like a rock after his Saturday debate in which Christie annihilated him. So I was totally wrong about Rubio getting a suspicious bump up in the…
Read MoreAs you watch pundits discuss the presidential elections, you might be wondering who is right, who is wrong, who is wise, and who is dumb. To that end, I put together the the following “high ground” chart. As I have said in prior posts, I don’t believe our brains evolved…
Read MoreIf you were going to cast a Batman movie, and you had to pick from the Republican candidates, how easily could you fill out the cast? This will tell you what you really think of these folks. I think it would come out like this: Batman: Trump (battling lobbyists, China, ISIS,…
Read MoreThe New Hampshire primary tomorrow should be interesting. As I often say, wherever you have large stakes, an opportunity for wrong-doing, and a small risk of getting caught, wrong-doing happens. That’s a universal law of human awfulness. When humans CAN cheat, they do. Or at least enough of them do. That situation…
Read MoreIf your firewall is being uncooperative, see the image on Twitter here. If you have a life, and you missed the GOP debate on Saturday night, let me give you the highlights. Trump: Trump acted controlled and more presidential to counter the idea that he’s a loose cannon. That strategy looked effective…
Read MoreTrump offered to build a ballroom for the White House. I assume he will use an adjoining room for the rest of his body. That is all. Have a good weekend.
Read MoreI got a lot of scorn this week for declaring Iowa a rigged election based on the vote totals alone, and no real evidence. Strangers on the Internet called me pathetic, desperate, and a few other words. There is no evidence that the vote count was rigged, although opportunity and human nature…
Read MoreImagine that you go to a football game in the United States. The announcer asks the crowd to rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Everyone stands and faces the flag. Except you. In this thought experiment you’re a citizen of the United States and a patriot. You were born in…
Read MoreIn my experience on this planet, anything that is both important and corruptible (without detection) is already corrupted. Athletes are using performance-enhancing drugs, politicians are using dirty tricks, hedge funds are using insider information, and so on. It’s a universal truth. I doubt you could find anything in our world…
Read MoreMy predictions about the Iowa caucus were wrong! I am fallible after all. Time to eat some crow, as we say in America. Let me at it! Nom-nom-nom. Gulp. Mmmmm… That’s good crow. This is one of those situations in which having no sense of embarrassment comes in handy. I look forward…
Read MoreAs of this writing, 60% of the voting public views Donald Trump unfavorably. In the 2D world, you assume he is doomed in the general election. But let’s bump up to the third dimension and see how it looks from there. For starters, we have watched Trump confound most pundits by improving…
Read MoreRegular readers of this blog might remember that I broke up with my government in 2013 after they were involved in torturing both of my parents to death. (See last paragraph of this post.) Today is payback. Now you know my motivation. It’s personal. If polls hold, Iowa is going to fire the government…
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