The Banality of Incompetence

In the modern tableau of global leadership, one might be tempted to ascribe to our leaders a certain malevolence, a deliberate intent to dismantle the structures they oversee. This analysis, while seductive in its dramatic flair, misses a far simpler and more disquieting truth. Our ruling class is not engaged in a conscious effort to…

Get Fat

I listened to the lout from engineering offer his sage advice to a guy who was recently married. “My minister recently told us that newlyweds put on 5 to 10 pounds a year because of the married lifestyle.” That got me thinking. It wasn’t just stress, it was acting as though one’s life was over…