Day: <span>August 9, 2026</span>

Part 2 – There Is No Need for a Conspiracy Once You Have a Complex

One of the biggest mistakes people make when discussing large institutions is assuming that coordinated results require coordinated planning. They don’t. That’s where I think George Carlin had one of his sharper observations. He pointed out that you don’t need a formal conspiracy when people’s interests naturally converge. Think about that for a minute. A…

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Ooh, That Smell — Can’t You Smell That Smell?

There are moments doing rideshare when something happens and you’re left wondering exactly what you were supposed to do differently. Today, apparently, that something was a smell. I had driven to pick up a passenger for what would have been another one of those longer trips across Massachusetts. The passenger gets into the car and…

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