Yes it is. Inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy. There are many potential causes of rising prices, but they don’t change what we call this phenomenon. It would be nice if …
Category: Renewables – Business
Trump’s Top General: Former President Is “a Fascist to the Core”
Without a doubt, the word “fascist” is overused in modern-day American politics. This is understandable, given the mutual finger-pointing that has become so common in our discourse. A great example from the Clinton-Trump debate in 2016: Clinton: “Trump is a …
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Why Are “Red” States so Poor?
I’m sure this subject has been studied countless times by sociologists and economists. If I were asked to explain it, I would suggest the following: Certain states place less value on education, and therefore their people ultimately become less productive …
“Woke Razors?”
The ad here reads: “Jeremy’s Razors isn’t for liberal white women. It’s for men. Conservative men.” I would change “conservative men” to “extremely stupid, gullible, easily manipulated men.” Seriously, I’m a marketing guy too, and I understand the need to …
China-Phobia Appeals to the Ill-Informed
The meme here is clearly targeted to the MAGA base, in an effort to make these folks angry about an issue that has no basis in fact and certainly poses no threat to our country. There are thousands of pages …
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Decarbonizing Our Energy Resources
The meme here came from an ill-informed reader. One could say that the 20th Century was defined by the fossil fuel industry. Virtually all of the huge advancements that humankind came to enjoy in the 1900s were rooted in an …
Why the News Media Normalizes Trump
The answer to the question posed here hasn’t changed since the president of one of the major news networks commented on Donald Trump shortly after the future president came onto the American political scene in 2015: “I know he’s terrible …
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Good Marketing Requires Appealing Product Names
Here’s a water filtration product called “Cloud.” I would guess that most people looking for something to perform this function do not want their water cloudy.
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News on the Electrical Grid in Germany
Couldn’t resist posting this, in which the German government refutes one of Trump’s misstatements about the stability of their grid. It’s also funny to see all this extra mileage coming from “eating dogs and cats.”
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