Opinion Forum

Cognitive Biases Are Bad for Business

May 20th, 2013

By Dr. Jim Taylor The conventional wisdom in classical economics is that we humans are “rational actors” who, by our nature, make decisions and behave in ways that maximize advantage and utility and minimize risk and costs. This theory has driven economic policy for generations despite daily anecdotal evidence that we are anything but rational, […]

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Tags: business, cognitive bias, decision making, ego, information, rational
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Many More Government Jobs Are Needed and Shall Be Provided

December 8th, 2012

By Dan Miller As we eliminate the private sector and welfare state, we will need more government employees. Introduction. I have reluctantly decided, as every compliant citizen must and as every other voter already has, that Speaker Boehner is right and that all who refuse to play on his team and instead reject President Obama’s grand […]

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Tags: private sector, public sector, satire, schools, teachers, unions, welfare
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Can We Dumb Things Down Enough?

December 4th, 2012

By Dan Miller Arguments that appeal to reason rarely appeal to emotion. Nor do they appeal to uninformed voters who are not interested. Can we have better informed and more rational voters? Democrats realize that rational thought does not appeal to many voters and Republicans have yet to understand that emotional appeals beat rational appeals. […]

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Tags: education, election, irrational, Obama, satire, spending, taxes, voters
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What’s a Conservative to Do?

November 28th, 2012

By Dan Miller Things are getting worse and we have to do something. But what, how and when? We can continue to lick our wounds, gripe as the situation deteriorates or try to ignore the problems. Alternatively, we may be able to do something useful. The situation is deteriorating. David Solway asked at PJ Media […]

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Tags: conservatives, movies, music, Republican, spending, taxing, TV, welfare
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New Requirements for Military officers of Flag Rank

November 14th, 2012

By Dan Miller Because of embarrassments to the Obama Administration caused by the unseemly conduct of General Petraeus and possibly other officers of flag rank, new requirements have been imposed. ZipperGate II The scandal involving General Petraeus’ resignation due to marital infidelity, now referred to as “ZipperGate II” because President Clinton’s involvement with Monica Lewinsky […]

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Tags: Benghazi, chastity, defense spending, fiscal cliff, flag rank, satire
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