When I started this blog, my stated purpose was to promote counter-intuitive thinking which forces us to challenge conventional wisdom. It encourages us to ask “what if,” opening our minds to new possibilities. Let me be clear. Contrarian approaches to events and issues does not necessarily lead you to truth, but it ensures you do … Read more
NOTE: Today I am adding “Media” as a new category. I originally thought posts related to the media would fall under either “Politics” or “Culture.” However, the quality of coverage during this electoral cycle continues to raise so many questions I now feel they deserve their own category. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads … Read more
It happened again this weekend. I guess the media never heard of “Occam’s Razor,” the problem solving principle which suggests, given a number of hypotheses, the one that requires the least assumptions is most preferable. In more modern terminology, it is much like the acronym KISS or “keep it simple stupid.” Yesterday, CNN reported on the … Read more
Renowned journalist Edward R. Morrow once said, “The obscure we see eventually. The obvious, it seems, takes longer.” I thought about this quote as I was watching analysis of the events in San Bernandino, California last week. The cable news stations were inundated with “experts” who were trying to explain why Syed Farook and his … Read more
If you’ve been watching news programs lately, maybe you noticed there is an increasing need for reporters to talk to “real people.” For example, to get opinions about a topic of the day, the reporter will tell us, “We asked real people what they think?” Who else would they talk to? Artificial people? Animals? … Read more