Donald Trump will likely be found guilty in the legal cases against him. This is not because of what he did or did not do, but because the ruling politicians, courts, judges, juries, prosecutors, media, and the entire state apparatus are against him. The opposition party is working hard to make sure he gets convicted, similar to how show trials have been used in the past to control public opinion and eliminate opponents.
Google is either not leveraging its talented engineers to their fullest potential or that these key talents have departed, seeking opportunities to innovate elsewhere. Gemini thus inadvertently shines a spotlight on Google’s engineering challenges.
The past decade witnessed a significant spike in virtue-based investments. However, current indicators suggest that this trend is nearing its downfall.
Tucker Carlson could bring a new type of journalism powered by digital media.
Corporations are not people. They are entities, not natural persons with blood and soul. Hence they should not have the same level of speech protection as humans.
While the West Virginia Democrat won in 2018 despite Trump campaigning against him, Manchin is unlikely to win in 2024.
While it’s completely fair to question a candidate’s background in a democracy, it’s wrong to expect that all candidates will have an impeccable linear background. If the Founding Fathers wanted only a certain class of person to hold elected public office, they would have written that in the constitution.
Millions of people wish Happy Holidays in the months of November and December. This greeting does not reflect what most American workers feel.
21
Sep
Sep
Conventional wisdom is that ideas are everything and you must preserve your ideas. Modern, especially Silicon Valley wisdom is that ideas don’t matter, execution is everything. Both wisdoms are only partially correct.
We are all born equal and will die equal. Most humans falsely assume they own something. In reality, no one owns anything.
Over two decades ago, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act was created to enable the internet to “offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad avenues for intellectual activity.” Since then, technology has advanced, new powerful companies have emerged and many have already seen unintended
A rage has been building in this country. Monuments are being ripped from podiums that represent an institutional view Americans can no longer relate to. It would be a mistake to assume this anger originates only from the recent protests followed by the killing of an unarmed black man. This dissatisfaction traces its roots back
A venture capital fund he calls the Main Street Capital Fund which is run like any other venture capital fund, but with one little twist: the money comes from the US government. “It’s a simple solution for government to step in and help small businesses,” he says.
Recently I submitted a proposal to White House and Senate to create an investment fund to provide earliest financing to “garage entrepreneurs”. An OpEd version of the proposal was published in Daily Caller. You can read it here. To Read the Full OpEd in PDF: Click Here Text Version: Congress Should Act Now to Accelerate
A United States backed Venture Capital Fund can provide the most needed financing to “garage entrepreneurs” who are overlooked, underestimated and do not meet the typical “background qualifying” characteristics that most traditional investment firms seek in entrepreneurs. We are living in an unprecedented and challenging time which requires American entrepreneurs to get extra but modest
The United States government should create an independent investment fund to finance the early-stage entrepreneurs filling the void of the “friends and family rounds”. Most entrepreneurs don’t have the startup capital to experiment with their business ideas. When the net worth of the family and friends is below zero and no one else willing to
Business, Featured, Politics
Capitalist Solution to Socialist Bernie Sander’s and Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Wealth Under-Taxation
12
Mar
Mar
Communist Bernie Sanders seeking nomination from the Democrat Party for the 2020 presidential election has repeatedly complained about the wealth that “one percent of the one percent” people possess. In nearly all campaigns, he has demonized the “billionaire status” success some people have achieved despite many of them coming from very modest backgrounds such as
Plenty of startups are trying to “solve problems” however, many are merely reducing inconveniences. The bigger problems we face remain unsolved. Walking on the streets of San Francisco or while sipping a cup of coffee at Peet’s, you would likely hear some startup conversation. Hundreds of events focused on startups happen in Silicon Valley every
28
Jul
Jul
Supreme Court ruled that online sales should be taxed. It’s still not implemented well. Online-only sellers continue to avoid collecting or paying sales tax whereas businesses with operations in-state must collect taxes. Let’s look at an example product: If you buy from Walmart, this is what happens: 1) Walmart gets $106.67 2) Government
22
Jun
Jun
Finally Supreme Court corrected itself. Online businesses should never have been exempted from collecting sales tax based on physical presence or nexus test. Many people shop online precisely to avoid taxes just as the advertisement by Wayfair Inc mentioned. Wayfair was selling tax avoidance as a benefit of shopping online. Amazon doesn’t collect sales tax
30
Nov
Nov
I am a big admirer of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. Had he been alive, he would have consistently been in the top of the Forbes list. Walmart has penetrated deeply in the life of most Americans. A professor of my finance class, on the very first day of the class, walked in to the class