It’s tax season in the U.S. At least 60 million Americans have taxes that are so simple, the IRS could do them automatically and just send them the bill. Instead, the average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes each year. Is anyone surprised that the IRS is the least popular federal agency, […] The post Earners vs Owners appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Democrats need to be the party of ideas, not indignation. Our “Project 2028” addresses critical issues facing America through a No Mercy / No Malice lens. Today, we shift from housing to wages. Maximizing Wages Before he was sworn in as Treasury secretary in January, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent warned that failing to extend […] The post Project 2028: Wages appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Pornography is the McDonald’s of sex — fast, convenient, and utterly divorced from nutrition. —Anonymous I was at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this month. A young man, married with two kids, who founded a tech firm, approached me and asked if I’d mentor him. “Boss, you should mentor me. I mentor young men […] The post Porn appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
The president is pulling back the security blanket that’s protected Europe since 1945 and imposing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, claiming the European Union was formed to “screw” the United States. As the U.S. upends transatlantic ties, the EU is awakening to the reality that its rich uncle has lost his shit and […] The post Europe Becomes a Union appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
The president is pulling back the security blanket that’s protected Europe since 1945 and imposing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, claiming the European Union was formed to “screw” the United States. As the U.S. upends transatlantic ties, the EU is awakening to the reality that its rich uncle has lost his shit and […] The post How Europe Becomes a Union appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Democrats need to be the party of ideas, not indignation. Our “Project 2028” series will address critical issues facing American society through a No Mercy / No Malice lens. We begin with housing. The Rent Is Too Damn High The U.S. doesn’t have a housing crisis, but an affordability crisis. Roughly one-third of Americans rent, […] The post Project 2028: Housing appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
The most important decision we make is who we partner with, who we marry. However, for many, marriage isn’t an essential life choice … it’s a luxury item. I asked my friend, the social scientist Richard Reeves, to pen a post on the subject. A dramatic reversal has taken place on college campuses. Once male-dominated, […] The post Marrying Up and Marrying Down appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
I’ve struggled my entire career to discern the difference between being right and being effective. A recent poll shows many moderates favor effective (move fast, break things) over right (checks and balances). Autocracies are seductive — in the short-term, they seem effective. A third of Americans, on both sides of the political spectrum, favor an […] The post DOGE: What Can Be Done? appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
This past weekend, Elon Musk called me cruel, mean and deceitful. Two and half years ago I called him a welfare queen. You decide. This post was published August 19, 2022. What’s the most successful venture capital firm in history? Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia Capital backed many internet-era success stories. Andreessen Horowitz? No, one organization […] The post Elon Musk, Welfare Queen appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
A hat tip here to Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, who said on the Prof G Markets Podcast on Jan. 30: “There is a new vision where [AI] is much more competitive, and profits are shared, and much of the value may be captured by consumers.” (Listen on Apple here or on Spotify here.) The […] The post A New AI World appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Hair of the Dawg It’s the final day of Dry January. I tried it, didn’t last. I’m now drinking (again) like a Pan Am pilot in the seventies. Anyway, the 22% of U.S. adults who abstained from alcohol this month will get a personality upgrade just in time for the Super Bowl. Ostensibly, the Super […] The post Addiction Economy appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Speculation: A Phone Call That Could Happen SCENE: A top secret communications room in the White House. TIME: Next week. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: Secure satellite phone connection via Starlink established and confirmed. Sir, the next voice you hear will be that of President Putin. Go ahead, please, Moscow. VLADIMIR PUTIN: Donald? DONALD TRUMP: Vlad! […] The post America For Sale appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
My hometown of Los Angeles is experiencing wildfires that have torched a surface area greater than Boston or San Francisco. Students at UCLA, my alma mater, were warned to prepare for an evacuation order that, thankfully, didn’t come. Friends lost homes, others don’t know if their houses are still standing, or they’re contemplating moving back […] The post After The Fires appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Jessica Tarlov, a panelist on Fox’s The Five and my Raging Moderates co-host, has emerged as an important voice in American politics. This week I asked her what big lessons we should take from the election, and — more important — what options Democrats have going forward. I’ll be back next week. In November, the […] The post How to Survive the Next Four Years appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Predictions are a terrible business. If you get it right, the events leading up to the prediction render it less bold. If you get it wrong, you’ll be reminded of your gaffe 10k times a day (i.e., Twitter). The purpose isn’t really to be right, in fact, but to catalyze a conversation. Every year, we […] The post 2025 Predictions appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
A media ecosystem that focuses on engagement vs. enlightenment will get you to whatever conclusion sanctifies your beliefs. The recent murder of a health insurance CEO immediately triggered my go-to thought: The shooter had to be one more alienated and overlooked young man, another product of the struggles facing all young men in our society. […] The post Think Slow appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Scott’s away this week on a safari. I’m not sure what a Prof G safari looks like, but it likely involves tented camps with fine china, Zacapa, and remote NAD treatments. In his absence, I’m keeping the lights on. Yes, me, Ed Elson, Scott’s 25-year-old co-host on Prof G Markets. I get paid to make […] The post People Are The New Brands appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
Jaguar, a brand that’s been in a coma for years, is trying to wake up … and it’s gasping. The car-free “Copy Nothing” kickoff video and the rollout of a pink concept EV at Art Basel Miami have inspired well-earned mockery. The launch rivaled Elon’s “We Robot” event for the “all chip, no salsa” product […] The post Killing the Cat appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
The hottest product in tech is Bluesky, adding 1 million users a day since the election. CEO Jay Graber says the platform will never have ads, as ads are the road to “enshittification.” OK then. Ad-supported media, as a whole, is one of the least volatile businesses over the last century — accounting for 1.5% […] The post Media Consolidation appeared first on No Mercy / No Malice.
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