Politics - Books & writing by James Bellerjeau (A Fine Idea)

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The World’s Worst Persuasion Tactic: Insults

If you're tired of political insults, take the no-insult pledge with me

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Stakeholder Capitalism: the Myth, the Misunderstanding, and a Lie

Delivering shareholder value is entirely consistent with taking a long-term view. And short-term profits have nothing to do with it

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How Does Your Wealth Stack Up on a Global Scale?

What does it take to be in the top half of adults? The top 1%? I hope the answers make you feel better about yourself

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Americans Are Too Competitive

Competition among individual Americans and American companies has unquestionably made America great. But competition in one particular area is not producing great results: national politics

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President Biden May Have the Last Laugh

Ironically, it was the Supreme Court that delivered him this opportunity. Mr. Biden will be just the first President to exploit it

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Smart, Well-Meaning People Don’t Decide Elections

Suddenly, the baffling process by which we elect leaders makes sense. As do voters’ awful choices and terrible outcomes

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Pity the Doomed Backers of Biden’s Campaign

Don't be so sure we wouldn't fall into the same trap they have

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Billionaire Battles: Life’s a Breeze When You Outsource Decisions

Why Taylor Swift's endorsement of Trump¹ was so helpful

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Speeding Out of Control –Time to Pull the Brake?

Or do we need to crash first to realize the error of our free-spending ways? What if there was a better way?

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Failing the Marshmallow Test, Over and Over

If we continue to spend more than we earn, eventually we will find that we need to sell assets to generate cash flow. Trouble awaits the unwary spender

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Biden's Public Deterioration Does Not Put the U.S. at Immediate Risk

The worry that the President's now public infirmities create an opening for our enemies is misguided

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To Combat Climate Change We Must Enlist the Rich

Without the one-percenters, no meaningful change will occur. Our approach to convincing them has been terribly misguided