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All of my friends were ditching MySpace,…Read More ArticleMarch 6, 2020Trump, Biden, and Their CheerleadersLast year, I wrote about the efforts of the liberal class in the U.S. to…Read More ArticleFebruary 26, 2020Bloomberg’s Ads and ‘Russiagate’: Two Ways to Influence Public OpinionSuper Tuesday is only a few days away and Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign, bankrolled…Read More ArticleFebruary 14, 2020Platforms, Podcasts, and Jordan Peterson’s ThinkspotHold on to your thumbs, feed scrollers! Since current social media monopolizers are unable to…Read More ArticleNovember 7, 2019‘Social Media’ Companies Have Failed Us. What’s Next?Social media companies are in the news again. 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