Bob Seger Psychobilly & Tunes- Musk & Trump

  [Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: Read More …

Time to Rock and to Vote

  [Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: Read More …

Tick’s Notes & Tunes: Siouxsie Dolly Bo and Ry

[Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: (which Read More …

MUSK $50 BILLION BONUS & PLUTOCRACY

[Analysis and Opinion.] Elon Musk has demanded that Tesla pay him a bonus of $50 billion. Here’s a link to a story about it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/06/05/tesla-shareholders-vote-on-elon-musks-50-billion-pay-package-next-week-heres-whats-at-stake/ We’ve previously expressed our view that one of the biggest dangers facing the United States is the risk of oligopoly.   See https://reasonandbalance.com/worlds-biggest-problems-ai-and-more/.   It would have been more correct to say Read More …

Musings of a Fifty-Year Graduate

[ANALYSIS and OPINION.]   As I write this, it is the 50th Anniversary of my high school graduation.  I won’t get into how Watergate compares to January 6th and/or how the Vietnam War compares to Ukraine etc.  Suffice it to say these are extremely precarious, and even dangerous, times both in terms of international relations Read More …