March, 2023 archive
The New Gilded Age 0
Jim Hightower sees a similarity between then and now.
(snip)
“The Wreck of the Old 97” is a classic bluegrass song recounting a spectacular train crash in 1903, caused by the company’s demand that the engineer speed down a dangerous track to deliver cargo on time.
One hundred twenty years later we have the “Wreck of the Norfolk Southern” — a devastating crash caused by the corporate demand that it be allowed to run an ill-equipped, understaffed, largely unregulated, 1.7-mile train carrying flammable, cancer-causing toxics through communities, putting profit over people and public safety.
Twits Own Twitter 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald Riggio argues forcefully that Elon Musk is something less than a role model for effective leadersip. Riggio makes three main points; follow the link for his discussion of each.
- While Elon Musk has been a successful entrepreneur, his dictatorial behavior suggests that he is not a “good” leader.
- Good leadership is about more than just success. Good leaders develop their followers, and treat them with respect and dignity.
- Successful leaders who misbehave and hurt rather than help those whom they lead should not be role models of leadership.
Aside:
As a corporate trainer for many years, I focused on teaching management, leadership, and communication skills.
When it comes to dealing with people, Musk checks all the boxes for the “don’ts.”
Precedented 0
The writer of a letter to the editor of the Las Vegas Sun sees a precedent for today’s Republican Party.
In the same vein, Miami Herald columnist Fabiola Santiago is fears that Florida Governot DeSantis’s Republican Party is moving towards one-party rule. Here’s a snippet from her article (emphasis added); follow the link for context.
Republicans are acting like the hemisphere’s evil regimes. They know it, but don’t care.
The Refugee 0
In the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida mother explains why the hate-full antics of Florida’s Governor DeSantis have convinced her to take her family and leave the state.
Dis Coarse Discourse 0
A court rules on the right to be rude.
The White-Washing 0
As one who trained as an historian, I have not the words to express the disgust I feel at Republicans’ desire to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) the reality of America’s history.
Image via Job’s Anger.
Macho, Macho Men 0
Thom hazards a hypothesis to account for the fawning fans of a failed fabulist.
All the News that Fits, Foxy Shady Dept. 0
Michael in Norfolk discusses the bubbleliciousnes of right-wing news “coverage.” A snippet:
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
