The Inner Monologue

Let’s be real for a second—you think your job is important. Not just important, but critical. The gears of your industry would grind to a halt without you, right? Your meetings, your deliverables, your niche expertise—it all matters. Well, here’s a fun fact: The person who designed the lid on your coffee cup also thinks…

When Henry Edwards published A Collection of Old English Customs and Curious Bequests and Charities in 1842, he likely knew he was compiling not just a record of philanthropy, but a catalog of eccentricity. Drawn from official government reports into charitable trusts across England and Wales, the book preserves a fascinating picture of how generations…

Let’s be real: nothing good—or even effectively evil—ever stays pure for long. The second someone starts making waves, whether they’re a saint or a supervillain, the extremism interns show up to turn it into an absolute circus. The Good, the Bad, and the Unbearably Extra Exhibit A: The Well-Intentioned LeaderSome poor, optimistic soul says, “Hey,…

Ah, infrastructure—the silent, crumbling backbone of society that we all love to ignore until it personally inconveniences us. Nothing unites humanity quite like our collective rage at potholes, rotting bridges, and public transit that moves slower than a sedated sloth. Yet, the second anyone suggests fixing these problems, the outcry is deafening. “The Roads Are…

Oh, fantastic. You asked ChatGPT to help you sound cool in an email to your boss, and instead, it spat out something that reads like Jane Austen fanfiction. “Perchance, let us delve into the quarterly report with unwavering diligence.” Who talks like that? A 19th-century barrister? A particularly pompous owl? Let’s break down why AI-generated…

Welcome, dear reader, to the golden age of vibes-based reasoning, where facts are merely decorative and the real currency is how right something sounds. Don’t have proof? No problem! Does the percentage you just pulled out of thin air feel correct? Does the story you’re spinning align with what people already want to believe? Congratulations—you’ve…

When Thomas Gibson wrote The Cycles of Speculation in 1907, he was not merely describing financial markets — he was dissecting human nature. The book’s enduring relevance lies not in its outdated examples of railroad shares and gold-backed currency, but in its timeless anatomy of greed, fear, and the illusion of control that drives every…

Because nothing says “justice” like a little casual mass murder. You’ve heard this one before. Some grizzled, mustachioed sheriff—probably while chewing tobacco and glaring at a mugshot of a teenager who dared to smoke weed—declares, “Hell, I could solve the drug problem overnight if they’d just let me lace all that crap with poison!” Cue…

Oh, hello there, concerned citizen of the internet! I see you’ve been staring up at a skyscraper, sweating nervously, wondering if the next stiff breeze will send it crashing down like a giant steel-and-glass Jenga tower. Fear not, you anxious little gremlin, because physics—yes, that thing you slept through in high school—has already solved this…

Let’s be real: the U.S. health care system is like a Rube Goldberg machine designed by a sadist. You jump through hoops, fill out forms in triplicate, and still end up with a bill that looks like the national debt of a small country. Meanwhile, 30 million people are uninsured because—surprise!—tying health care to your…