It Wasn't Me
First it was Colbert, but it wasn’t me. Then it was Kimmel, but it wasn’t me. A joke cut, a contract torn, a stage gone dark. The answer is always the same: a shrug, a technicality, a coincidence. It wasn’t me. It’s never me. Say it
Joe Zeigler
Joe, with degrees in engineering and economics, raced motorcycles, founded 3 software companies, and launched one of the first computer store chains. Now he writes novels and Ghost essays while traveling with his wife, Lanying, and their cat, Cat.
TikTok is on a Pathogenetic Path
Vaccine Hesitancy
How Russia Turned Vaccines into a Weapon Against Democracy For the Time-Constrained Reader Putin didn’t need secret meetings or kompromat. He didn’t need Trump as a puppet or Kennedy as an agent. He needed a lever — something that would split Americans from one another, rewire trust, and make
The Halfway House
Home About Become a Member Share Summary Halfway House is a blunt look at the gap between punishment and freedom in the United States. It’s not a story of rehabilitation so much as a holding pen—where people who have already served their time are kept in limbo, monitored,
Trump’s War on the Fed
The Trump White House went after Lisa Cook like it was a gang hit. She’s a Federal Reserve governor—appointed for 14 years, removable only for cause. That firewall was built for moments like this: to keep politicians from grabbing the wheel of monetary policy. Trump wanted her out
The Breeding Ranch
Summary: Jeffrey Epstein reportedly pitched a “breeding ranch” in New Mexico—twenty women at a time carrying his children—an idea multiple scientists said he floated in the early 2000s [1]. There’s no evidence it happened. He already had mansions, Little Saint James, and, later, Great Saint James to
Rate Cuts Won't Save Jobs
Summary The Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September, but meaningful relief won’t come in time. August produced just 22,000 jobs, unemployment rose to 4.3%, and structural layoffs are surging—tech alone cut 89,251 jobs, 36% more than last year. Small businesses report no credit
PrumpTutin's Fortress
A note from Joe: You spoke. I listened. Shocking, I know. The poll results are in, and you've sentenced me to Tuesdays and Fridays. Maybe Sundays if the mood strikes or the world does something particularly stupid. Which, let's face it, happens most Sundays. A few
Killing Voters
Summary for the time-constrained reader: Excuses don’t keep people alive. They just shorten the voting rolls. We’ve gone backward since free COVID shots and free test kits. Now you need a doctor’s visit, a bill, and often a fight you can’t afford. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
We Were Warned
A note from Joe: You spoke. I listened. Shocking, I know. The poll results are in, and you've sentenced me to Tuesdays and Fridays. Maybe Sundays if the mood strikes or the world does something particularly stupid. Which, let's face it, happens most Sundays. A few
Taxes are not for the Rich
The Regressive Lie Summary: The United States tax system is a con dressed up as progressivism. On paper, brackets climb to 37 percent. In practice, billionaires pay less than nurses. They don’t take wages, they borrow against assets, live tax-free, and pass fortunes untouched through the step-up basis. Payroll
Socrates Would Have Hated AI
Summary: Socrates distrusted writing because it froze ideas, allowing people to look wise without doing the work of thought. He believed truth came only through dialogue—messy, difficult, communal. Today, we live in the echo of his warning. Our dialectic is flattened into hashtags, clips, and algorithms that reward noise