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.
How Trump turned decentralized finance into a centralized swindle—and made off with billions while the regulators were fired. Crypto is here. Not the outlaw version. Not the digital revolution. Not the decentralized, power-to-the-people fantasy it sold itself as. What we got—again—is the con in a suit. A
Are ICE Agents and Marines Happy Deporting People? It’s not a question anyone in Washington seems interested in asking. Are they happy? The agents. The guys in uniforms. The ones who yank people out of bed at 3 a.m., pull sobbing kids from their parents, shove families onto
Hi, we're in Santa Cruz, California near Wilder Ranch and I was reminded of its history. This is also an attempt to stop writing about PrumpTutin and Elon. I don't think it will last as TrumpPutin offers lots to write about. Wilder Ranch: Where the Land
So, Can the President Slap Tariffs on Whatever He Wants? A lot of folks—including trump—think the President can just wake up, spill his coffee, and slap tariffs on anything he’s mad at that day. Not quite. The Constitution gives Congress the power to impose taxes and tariffs.
Money brings out the worst in our medical system. I asked how much the procedure would cost. “Don’t you have insurance?” Yes. “Then your insurance will cover it.” Right. But again—how much does it cost? She smiled. Not the helpful kind. Nobody knows—or so they say. Not
AI (2)0:00/18.4366441× The number of programmers is falling. Fewer students are enrolling in computer science programs. Meanwhile, the tech industry keeps insisting AI is the perfect replacement for human coders: tireless, cheap, and improving at a pace that’s hard to track. But here’s the
(Verse 1) America was cranky, folks were screeching “Sad!” They wanted someone spicy, loud, and fabulously mad Then came Don with orange, tan, and hair like cotton candy He promised gold and winning streaks and slogans oh-so-dandy! (Chorus) Springtime for Trumpers and MAGA! Winter for truth and for math! They’
It’s the Core of the Republican Party Fear isn’t just lurking around the Republican Party like background static—it’s the beating heart that keeps the whole machine humming. It pulses through speeches, fuels slogans, and vibrates across talk radio at 3 a.m. Scratch the surface of
summer in the bubble My family and I are spending the summer in California, where my daughter works and lives. It’s gorgeous here—the ocean breeze, kale smoothies, solar panels sparkling like jewelry on every roof. But let’s not kid ourselves: this is a bubble of liberalism so
Audio0:00/260.945851× Trump’s return to office isn’t politics as usual—it’s something colder, faster, and far more dangerous. What we’re watching isn’t just policy change. It’s a controlled demolition of the American state, carried out with a grin and a bulldozer. The
This was a hard one. I poured hours into researching it and gathering citations, but writing it felt heavy and joyless, because it’s all so unbelievable. Thanks for being here. Joe Texas0:00/425.1125851× Cutting government “waste” sometimes means cutting the people who tell us when we’re
Funny thing about the deficit: it’s only a crisis when Democrats are in power. The moment a Democrat walks into the White House, Republicans clutch their pearls and warn we’re teetering on the brink of national ruin. Suddenly, every dollar spent is a mortal threat to our grandchildren.