Toxic Trump – What to do?
As of November 12, 2022 the US midterm elections are still in doubt, even though election day is four days in the past. There does seem to be one certainty however, the epoch of Donald Trump is coming to a…
The Alt-Right: A Grifter’s Paradise
This article is an extension of a previous article: Conspiracy Theory Marketing. This article focuses on the demographic known as the "Alt-Right", which are very often the target of conspiracy theory marketing. The Alt-Right has proven to be fertile ground…
Useful Idiots, Conspiracy Theories and the Death of Critical Thinking
The current global pandemic has induced a stress which has shown us many things. One clear revelation is that how people have responded to the pandemic says more about them than anything about the pandemic itself. There are sharp divisions…
WTO to Discuss IP rights for Vaccines
In my opinion, one of the unfortunate side effects of the global pandemic is that Big Pharma can now posture as the savior of humanity. Given the past behavior of some major pharmaceutical companies, they have shown themselves to be…
How to be a Useful Idiot
Given the rise in various "conspiracy theories" around the current pandemic and those who have been caught up in them, it is time for some explanation around how this happens and why. I would like to dedicate this article to…
Big Data is Watching You
The title of this article is slightly misleading. Big data is not watching you, but big data could not exist without all of your activities on the Internet being monitored on a continuous basis. So what? Since you are not…
The Filter Bubble
One of the more pervasive and pernicious aspects of social media and web based marketing is what is known as "the filter bubble". This impacts all of us since the content we are viewing on the internet is selected or…
Conspiracy Theory Marketing
Let me clarify, what I am discussing in this article is a technique of marketing that is being widely used by those promoting so called "conspiracy theories", as a way of promoting their products and services. The term "conspiracy theory"…
The Comforting Mediocrity of Biden
Joe Biden was inaugurated this week as the 46th president of the United States of America. Trump is gone, Biden is in. That alone is enough cause for celebration and a deep sigh of relief. Once the honeymoon has passed,…
The Trump Legacy
As the Trump presidency limps towards its' final day, it may be time to ponder what Trump will leave behind when he finally packs his bags and is whisked out of the Whitehouse back to his private life. The Trump…