R World (Ron Davison muses aloud)
13 April 2026
How Busy am I?
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I’m a busy man. I’m important. I love sports, though. I really do. But the only sport I have time to watch is the 100-meter dash.
An End to Orban's Illiberal Democracy in Hungary
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Liberal democracy. The democracy part means a majority determines which candidates and proposals win. The liberal—as in free—means that rega...
Trump Derangement Syndrome
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Bold prediction ... The term Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) that the MAGA crowd coined to dismiss outrage about Trump ... will in the futu...
11 April 2026
Did You Say Communist?
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I didn’t mean to pile on with the accusations, but when they called him a communist, I heard “comment-ist” and simply agreed.
The Strongman Trap
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An excerpt from the new book, New Politics for the Next Economy. The notion of self is a fictional device we use to maintain a sense of cont...
10 April 2026
JD Vance's Support for Hungarian Leader Orban Backfires
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JD Vance went out to Hungary to rally support for Hungary's Orban (who, like Trump, is a friend of Putin's and regularly seeks to un...
09 April 2026
If You Build It, They ....
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"When you build something new like CUDA, if you build it, they might not come. And that's always the cynic's perspective. Howev...
08 April 2026
Today's Horoscope ... Sort of
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If you are an Aries, your Chinese horoscope today ... does not compute. The cultural intersection of these two is null and void. You'll...
07 April 2026
Three Possible Outcomes of Trump's Madness
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Anyone else see three scenarios? 1. Trump's madness takes him - and his staff - down. 2. Trump's madness takes down the GOP - essent...
MAGA Core Principles
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MAGA core principles: - never vote for women, - deport brown people, - drop bombs on Muslims, - cut subsidies to the poor while enriching th...
Travel Notes from 2010 London - What I’ve noticed about England
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Twice we walked down from street level to the underground at Covent Garden. As it turns out, it’s 193 steps – the equivalent of a 15-story b...
06 April 2026
The Five Americas of New Politics for the Next Economy
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American political history looks messy up close. Zoom out and a pattern emerges. From Jefferson to Lincoln, Democrats dominated — organizin...
05 April 2026
Truly Confusing Basketball Tattoo
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Bald ref creates courtside confusion with head-sized basketball tattoo.
President Trump's Bizarre Easter Message 2026
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Or as more boring, past presidents have often called out to fellow Americans on this day: "Happy Easter."
04 April 2026
How To Cut Your Odds of Dying in the Next Year in Half
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"Your odds of dying in the next year are cut in half if you join one new group." - Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone
Why Are We Going Back to the Moon?
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Why are we going back to the moon? What did they leave up there last time?
When Mental Illness Becomes Policy
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If you read this and conclude either, 1. This man is a political genius, or 2. This man is godly, You may not understand politics, religion,...
03 April 2026
Open Presence
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On your birthday, the world is opened to your presence.
The Consistently Erratic Pattern of Job Gains and Losses During Trump's Second Term
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May of 2025 through March 2026 the pattern for job creation literally alternates between positive and negative every month. The most consist...
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