𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: - David vs. Goliath - the Spartan King Leonidas vs. the Persian Army - the Sumerian Gilgamesh vs. Enkidu

Anyone else feeling a bit 𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 using 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 knowing that platform was founded by a person who expressly wished a leading presidential candidate 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱? (Exchange at recent Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley.)

What a pleasure to listen to 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 how the current political situation influences the development of cutting edge technology! 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

In 1993, I spoke at 13 IBM 100% Corporate Sales performance events (2,000 people each). #BobNewhart introduced me every time. Got to know him a bit. Funny, dry sense of humor. Did not suffer fools gladly. RIP

It’s a good day to be 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗵, wouldn’t you say?

True and prophetic words from 22 days ago!

Just published a few days ago: “Unwinding Want: Using Your Mind to Escape Your Thoughts” by Asacker. 137 pages and available through Amazon! Tom has a friendly style that forces us to terms with our own (often outdated and unnecessary) desires. Filled with provocative

From Nedra Weinreich Weinreich: an enthusiastic review of the glorious new edition of 𝗔 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 Amazon: bit.ly/whack24 It’s a very nice story. ——— Let’s go back in time, to 1992, when I was just a baby social marketer interning at

I’m glad you’re promoting this new Iliad, Walter! I’m a big fan of Western Civilization, and this is a great place to start. FYI: I’ve read Alexander Pope’s version of the Iliad, as well as Richmond Lattimore’s and Robert Fitzgerald’s, and am currently working my way through

No primary votes. No interviews in the press. An acceptance speech free of policies and substance. No notable criticism or pressure from a largely adulatory and often gushing media. Hard to know what this is now but it certainly feels new. For us.

"We all know your idea is crazy, but is it crazy enough?" Danish physicist Niels Bohr. Excessive conformity blocks creative solutions. Can you play the fool where you work? Ck out Roger von Oech & A Whack on the Side of the Head #Creatives

The RFKjr speech starts at the 41:40 mark. One of the best I’ve heard all year. The first 10 minutes are about the DNC corrupting the democratic process. The last 10 minutes (1:20 to 1:29) are about his concern for the health of America’s youth.

You’re not nearly paranoid enough.

The last few days have seen an almost symphonic surge of attacks on our most fundamental rights, by officials, newspapers, politicians, celebrities, & academics. It's not rhetoric anymore, it's an organized massing of institutional forces prior to big moves which seem imminent

Statements of sorrow from the leaders of the free world are insufficient. The message to barbaric terrorist groups like Hamas, and those who support them, should be this: the defenders of civilization will defeat you. No matter the cost. thefp.com/p/bari-weiss-d…

Peter: thanks for the kind comment! Best wishes and happy whacking!

Author David @Armano shared this podcast with me with Peter Zeihan’s discussion about demographic and geographic trends and the Big Picture. I found it quite worthwhile, and recommend it. Chris Williamson podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mod…

Of all the Twitter accounts I follow, I’d say that Bill Ackman is #2 in the number of times I check in on it each day (#1 is Walter Kirn). Bill’s involvement here was spurred by an unspeakably-heinous and evil tragedy. His continuous communication since then has kept a clear