Fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction

Sports are a poor proxy for who wins in a positive-sum game. Time-bounded contests rely heavily on skill and luck, coin flips, minor mistakes. All of that matters too, but it’s not the decisive factor. The people who win big in positive-sum games always have one thing in common:

The American paradigm of warfare we’ve exerted in the world, in our stories of heroic Americans, and in our entertainment has become a box that now confines us and may end up being the most insidious consequence of the Global War on Terror because we’re so bound to that paradigm.

The “everything sucks” doomerism of the far left and right is wrong. Worse, it needlessly radicalizes people. Today is better than yesterday and tomorrow is going to be even better. So here’s a list of 50 areas where we're seeing progress. 1/

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Most people don’t realize that CIA would warn US adversaries in this way, and that it’s codified as not only a value but a requirement. It also sends a clear and powerful message to adversarial intel officers about what America stands for.

Saying "No" is hard, but the benefits accrue immediately. Saying "Yes" is easy, but the consequences never end.

World’s changing quickly around us

Just as politics has become more theatrical over the last decade, so has business. If one wants a leg up in their industry, study professional wrestling. It’s never been more relevant to reading the world.

This is brilliant

Cheer your spouse on like your marriage depends on it… because it does. Say thank you. Celebrate. Be a place they want to come home to. Pay attention. Ask how they like to be celebrated. Congratulate. Say thank you again. Don’t make jokes at their expense. Tell the world how

Only in America could a woman get engaged to a VC, have an affair with a mega-billionaire right before her wedding, get divorced, marry said mega-billionaire, have a ketamine-fueled fling with an even richer mega-billionaire (who himself has 11 kids with three women), get

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There are many young people today who have faced zero hardship (many of whom have been wholly coddled) who believe that America is a horrible country. They believe this in the face of tens of millions of folks risking their lives to get here from other countries. A good cure

Retire in 1999 with $1 million, take out $50k/year. Do this with 100% US stocks, and you're down to $300k now. Do it with the permanent portfolio (25% stocks, 25% long term bonds, 25% cash, 25% gold), and you still have $1 million.