Author Archives: Jim

Thoughts of Employment Testing and Liability

Posted on March 26, 2019

Recently, Yaron Brook published interesting commentary about the Aunt Becky college admissions scandal. He shared an anecdote about a conversation with company executives about why they don’t test job candidates in order to qualify them for employment. Here is Brook’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Economics, Political Discussions, The Courts | Tagged Aunt Becky, Certification, College, EEOC | Leave a comment

How MoSCoW Can Fix America’s Spending Problem

Posted on November 4, 2017

In the past several years, I have been working on managing a multitude of requirements within a government project so that the objective was achieved on time and on budget. The lessons learned about setting and enforcing priorities are principles … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress | Tagged Albert Gallatin, Balanced Budget Act, budget, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, federal spending, Individual Rights, line item veto, MoSCoW, OMB, prioritization, Social Security, tax the rich, term limits | Leave a comment

NFL Anthem Protesters vs. Constitutional Rights

Posted on September 25, 2017

Colin Kaepernick has failed. More than a year ago, he started the anthem protests in the NFL by creating a spectacle through either sitting or taking a knee during the national anthem before the game. It is said that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Anthem protests, due process of law, Kaepernick, NFL, police shootings | Leave a comment

The Rights of Bastards Reconsidered, On Govt Compelling a Man to Pay Child Support

Posted on August 19, 2017

Previously, years ago, I had posted about the propriety of the government forcing a man to pay child support with an emphasis on bastard children. At that time, I emphasized that the child had a right to support from its … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged bastards, best interest of the child, child support | Leave a comment

Thoughts on the Political Violence in Charlottesville

Posted on August 14, 2017

The recent political violence in Charlottesville has left me angry and sad. The ideas inspiring the violence are symptomatic of a concerning shift in our culture not just in the US but throughout the West. The loss of life and … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Discussions | Tagged Alt-Right, Antifa, Charlottesville, DIM Hypothesis, Identitarians, racism, SJWs, terrorism | Leave a comment

Stupid Teachers – Our Synonym Problem

Posted on August 10, 2017

Douglas R. Burgess Jr. authored an op-ed in the New York Times , which stated that piracy is by definition terrorism. Reading it, I wanted to SCREAM! It reflected one of the critical problems with fighting terrorism, the inability that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged definitions, differentia, education, genus, objective, Pragmatism, progressive, public schools, teachers, terrorism, vocabulary | Leave a comment

Deflating the Student Loan Bubble with Better Risk Management

Posted on August 6, 2017

The student loan market is broken again: too much student debt, too many defaults, and large write-offs pending as a result of income contingent repayment. Not that it was ever fixed, but it’s gonna blow again to hemorrhage real costs … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Education | Tagged cohort default rate, default, income contingent repayment, student loan bubble, student loans | Leave a comment