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Essays on current affairs, business, investing, economics and politics can be found in this section. Think in the Morning has no particular incite into any of these areas. We write what we are inspired to write. Read at your own risk.
This I Believe
“Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.' I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible...
Double Sevens
With a little luck I will turn double sevens in a few months. Seven is a magical number. The Catholic Church considers seven the age when a child’s capacity to reason is sufficient to allow that child to receive communion. For me it was a bit different. It was the...
Kelley House Sea Gull Cellar Bar Napkin Art Show
Napkin Art Show at the Kelley House in Mendocino, Think in the Morning has donated all our original napkins to the Kelley House for safekeeping so that future generations may have a look when they wish. On April 15th Kelley House will sponsor a napkin art event with...
State of the Union – Updated
Tonight I will listen to the State of the Union Address (SOTU) as I have done almost every year since the 1950s. George Washington gave the first such address on January 8, 1790. The U.S. Constitution requires that the President "from time to time" report on the...
In A Way, Pangloss Was Right
“If this is the best of all possible worlds, what are the others like!” Candide Pangloss was the silly old philosopher (a stand in for Leibniz) that Voltaire poked fun at in his classic story Candide. I read Candide years ago and continue to learn from and enjoy it...
Here We Go Again
Here we are once again up against the dreaded debt ceiling. What is it? It’s a self-imposed limit on the amount the U.S. government can borrow that allows politicians to play Russian roulette with the American people. It is a stupid idea because it prevents the...
Do Humans Have Souls?
In a recent post Think in the Morning reviewed a new book by physicist Sabine Hossenfelder (Existential Physics). In this Big Think video Hossenfelder discusses what human beings are and whether they have...
Existential Physics: A Scientist’s Guide To Life’s Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder
Sabine Hossenfelder has been known to piss off a few people, scientists and nonscientists included. That’s what makes her and her new book interesting. She is a German theoretical physicist, author, musician and YouTuber. She has strong opinions and is not afraid to...
Crypto Klepto
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money. Senator Everett Dirksen Beware, this is a LOUD song. Not our type but the lyrics were irresistible in this discussion of the FTX...
When To Stop
You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. William Blake You are in your hotel room and hear sounds from the room next door. “Oh my God!” she says. “Don’t stop. Don’t stop. Oh God, oh God, oh God! Keep going! Don’t stop!” The walls...
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
When I was in college many many years ago Salvador Allende was elected President of Chile as a democratic socialist. The Sound of Silence was at the top of the music charts. Richard Nixon was the U.S. President and Henry Kissinger was Nixon’s National Security...
Divisions And How To Fix Them
Be thankful when people disagree with you in good faith because they are being kind when they do.Annie Duke, How To Decide Keep an open mind but not so open that your brain falls out. (Richard Feynman and others) I know only one thing: that I know...