If you hate GOP policies, you hate the Koch brothers. Right?
After listening to the Freakonomics interview with David Koch, I’ve now got mixed feelings.
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire CEO of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do most Democrats hate him so much? In a rare series of interviews, he explains his political awakening, his management philosophy and why he supports legislation that goes against his self-interest.
Charles Koch
The list of charitable causes supported by Charles Koch, and his brother David, is long and diverse, and would surely find approval with even their most devout political enemies. David is particularly well-known in New York for funding the arts and medical research. Among the Koch Industries beneficiaries are the United Negro College Fund; Project JumpStart, which provides construction training; and the movement for criminal-justice reform.
They want tax reform and want to roll back regulations. They don’t like idiot Jeff Sessions’ idiotic “war on marijuana”.
They are disappointed with GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare. They don’t like Trump.
They are for free trade. Against border-adjustment fees that Trump keeps trumpeting.
All that said, if you hate GOP policies, know that the Koch brothers do as much as anyone to ensure dinosaurs like Pence stay in office.
The network of conservative donors announced Saturday it plans to spend between $300 million and $400 million on politics and policy during the 2018 cycle. …
I’ve cursed Steve Jobs 10,000 times for not perfecting wireless headphones.
The new Apple AirPods are good and bad.
The good? No wire tangles. They fit. They don’t fall out. Battery life is excellent. You can tap them to start and stop play.
The bad?Bluetooth is not 100% reliable. Audio cuts out quite often. There is no volume control without Siri. They are expensive at US $160. And … not everyone thinks they look cool wearing them. 🙂
Audio books and podcasts are important to me. I’ll get good value out of that $160 over the lifetime of the AirPods.
Still, I’ll normally use them in preference to my regular headphones.
