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I don't actually believe that statement, but it is something I used to believe, and it's something I hear a lot.

I was at an event with Stevie Wonder in April, and they were talking a lot of trash ab…

One of the links included in James Damore's diversity memo was this article about stereotype accuracy.

I don't know enough about thees things to know whether they've done their homework properly or t…

CNN sums it up: They claim Damore "argued that women are not biologically fit for tech roles" (not linking to CNN because of their autoplay videos).

I read the memo. It says no such thing.

It does s…

Watched the PBS documentary on Mark Twain, and it was excellent. It's a two-part show, part of the American Lives series by Ken Burns.

Toward the end, I cried. The hardship that brilliant man suffere…

Watching the Ken Burns PBS documentary on prohibition on Netflix. It's super interesting.

A few things I didn't know:

• Before prohibition, up to 70% of tax revenue came from taxes on alcohol. The inco…

There was a new poll out last week, with some key numbers, including these stunners:

71 - 26 percent that he is not levelheaded
62 - 34 percent that he is not honest
63 - 34 percent that he does not ha…

Just came across Coolidge, a book about Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States.

True story: When I changed my name from Lars to Calvin, I did so in large part because of Calvin Cooli…

A lot of business advice will tell you to focus on the customer. I think that's misguided. The best way to design anything is to design it for yourself.

When you ask yourself, what product would I rea…

Whenever I encounter bad products or bad service, I can't help but think about how I would create something better.

Last week I was at Calamigos Guest Ranch in Malibu, a place that I love dearly. Yet,…

Google spent just $6 million lobbying the federal government in the latest quarter, which comes out to just about one tenth of a percent of their PROFITS, or just about a quarter of a tenth of a perce…