Excited to see if Young Washington accurately portrays how George Washington started the first global war and everything that chained after that (American Revolution, French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars). Exceptional butterfly effect for those interested.

Political dysfunction is a conspicuous consumption. The United States is so wealthy that it is willing to suffer economically to have insane, irrational political beliefs. And to an extent this is why you see our most partisan fights being spearheaded by the wealthiest Americans.

Opposition to a universal basic income on the grounds that it "removes meaning in life" is a failure to understand what it means to be human. UBI restores meaning to millions who've had it stripped away. It guarantees full opportunity to participate in society.

The Trump administration purge of the military is starting to seem... Alarming.

"to exist, you need an ideology. The question is whether it is accurate or not. And what I'm saying to you is, yes, I found a flaw. I don't know how significant or permanent it is, but I've been very distressed by that fact.” -Alan Greenspan A most influential quote in my life.

The state and federal government spends an enormous amount on welfare programs. Equivalent to something like 20% of GDP. There is one straightforward way to bring this down and it's get more people higher paying jobs and lower the cost of living. This is the target.

The causes of the Great Depression and the recovery from it remain GREATLY DEBATED among economists and historians. I think people don't know this. I think people think we've learned conclusive lessons from the past but it's simply not true. We're still flying blind!

The strongest argument for an under-16 social media ban is that it would make it slightly less likely that our elected officials will be taking the opinions of 12 year olds on Twitter as gospel.

"I maintain that an oppressed people are authorized, whenever they can, to rise and break their fetters." - Henry Clay

There's running a "strong" campaign and then there's winning against all the odds and more often than not they do not look much alike.

I strongly reject any Great Man conception of history, instead there exist many points where history is so turbulent and fragile, that one man COULD indeed tip it and change its course forever. The moment matters.

One thing I'd really like to see enabled by AI is perhaps the accomodation of much more asynchronous work. Like, people being able to take weeks or months off without serious disruption for their coworkers. I could see that.

Our rights and liberties need defending. When autocrats want to erode rights, they start with unpopular targets. But true defenders of liberty, true inheritors of 1776, know you stand up for the rights of everyone. If it comes at a political cost, so be it. Liberty lives on.

Over 15 years later and proof-of-stake, the far superior cryptocurrency technology, has not displaced inefficient proof-of-work bitcoin. Sad! Excellent example of tech lock-in and path dependency. The better technology often loses to the first mover!

With even halfway decent policies you could easily have data center construction pulling electricity prices way down and get a lot of local and state tax revenue with no pollution. But narrow-mindedness, corporatism, and degrowth are the dominant forces of today.

I believe the defining feature of our time is Hollowness. Everything feels hollow; politics, media, news, community, cities, work, life. It's performative and perfunctory. What can be the solution? Humanize, strive, care about things, believe in things. Try. I want you to try.

Through most of American history newspapers and the press were overtly partisan, editorializing things. Journalism today is returning to that norm. It's unfortunate, it's a loss, but it's not unprecedented. The mistake would be pretending journalism will remain objective.

I'm THE MOST pro-environment candidate in Ohio. Pollution is bad for our health, global warming is damaging to our economy, and nature should be conserved for future generations. And I will tell you most "environmentalists" don't care about any of that.

There's a difference between fraud and inefficiency. In practice and in appearance, it's probably often not that different. It's a murky space and that makes it difficult. We want to spend money better. And everyone can be held accountable for that.

"fully fund" is a great empty political promise because it means literally whatever a voter wants it to mean. Something you should look out for when you listen to politicians (I've probably said it myself).

I have nothing especially against AI but I see AI generated text everywhere in politics. It's not doing the grunt work, or cleaning and summarizing, it's coming up with the thoughts and rhetoric whole. One, it's repetitive. But two, it's bad for democracy. Have your own ideas!

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This Alex Jones-Tim Heidecker mashup is big for a certain type of person from the 2000s

No one really knows what AI is going to do let alone what AI is going to do to the economy and employment.

There does not exist an objective and right way to solving problems that can universally be reached by competent, honest politicians willing to compromise. Everything has tradeoffs. Everything has winners and losers. Everything requires a subjective, moral judgement. We try.

These are the bold policy ideas you can expect from the Grady for Governor campaign! And isn't it nice to see a political headline about policy instead of which candidate is badmouthing another?

Critics of closed primaries argue primary voters are more fringe and radical than the electorate as a whole and drive our partisanship. Not always the case! Primaries can also be dominated by the moderate establishment. As always, there's no perfect system or shortcuts. You have to win voters.

I love social media. Currently at people who want to ban data centers because of "pollution" telling me that "solar can't power ANYTHING outside of Arizona". Quite an environmentalism movement we have here.

What do you think the odds are that the people trying to legalize solar farms in Ohio are also rabidly anti-data center?

Education and research have a LOT of positive externalities.

We're losing the global technological arms race. We're losing the competition for top global talent. We're losing the race for discovery and invention. And once we lose all those things we lose capital, industry, and control over the future.

Politics is awash in cash because it costs Democrats and Republicans millions to persuade the marginal voter. You don't NEED tons of money to have a big impact running for office. Democrats and Republicans do, but anyone outside that framework doesn't. New voices punch above their weight.

You know how everyone is from Ohio? Wherever you go, there are Ohioans. You probably don't realize what a tremendous asset that is to the Ohio Rustbelt Renaissance. Golden ages tend to happen in places with deep network connections to the world. Ohio can be so great.

All I'm seeing is candidates who should know better selling half truths and bad policy because they think it gets them votes and a news media that amplifies rather than fact checks because politics is a click based economy.

Democrats poll worse than Republicans, ICE, and AI. They are relying entirely on voter outrage at Trump to get back into office. Just like each party has done for 20 years. We deserve better. We can have better. Break The Cycle. Vote Independent. Vote for a New Party.

I have this crazy idea that it should be equally convenient to drive or to take public transit, that you can get where you want to go wherever or however you live, and that these things can be complementary. And as governor I'm going to make that Ohio's reality.

You have better choices than Vivek Ramaswamy vs Amy Acton. You have better choices than Democrat vs Republican. Fight for Ohio's Future. Join our Campaign.

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Each party out of power just waits for the other to screw up, as they inevitably will. Ohio Dems hyping themselves up that because Trump is so bad they might actually win for once in 30 years should look at the polls showing Dem approval BELOW Republicans. Fall for it again.

Declare your Independence Ohio! Let's fix our state.

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If you're wondering what this campaign is all about

Trust is the very foundation of a market economy. It's also the foundation of a functioning republic.

One thing about this campaign: a lot of people are going to be forced to learn about scaling laws, emergence, phase transitions, and tipping points. We're bringing a whole new way of approaching policy to politics and it's going to leave everyone else in the dust.

The conventional wisdom is wrong. And the conventional wisdom is dominating. We seem to have lost the capacity for original thought, to question. Even thought around the unconventional has become conventional! Everyone has the same rote ideas on new political parties and political reform.

I'm the Liberty and Opportunity candidate. My goal is that you, and all Ohioans, lead your best possible life. And that you have the freedom to be who you are and pursue what you want to be. That, to me, encapsulates everything America represents.

If people want to see real change, real progress, real growth, real vision, real unity in this country; there's no real choice except to vote independent or for a NEW party. That idea makes a lot of people uncomfortable but it's the clearest, most effective path and it's not even close.

It's a very pleasant night out

a supporter made me this video and I fully endorse