Martin KalishAt the local Walmart there are 8 self-service checkout terminals, one attendant, and a line of…It's much the same at the local grocery store where self checkout is limited to 20 items or less.Jan 25Jan 25
Martin KalishThere is an underlying belief in the discredited science of eugenics which is a foundation of this…It is the disproved but often repeated idea that people with high IQ's have smarter children. This is simply not true. And what is IQ…Sep 26, 20231Sep 26, 20231
Martin KalishRead the book by Vaclav Smil "How the World Really Works" to get a better sense of the scale of our…The quote attributed to Castro asks us to imagine something that has already happened in China. In 2 years of the last decade China poured…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
Martin KalishThis article is correct, and I think it is settled science among demographers.World population growth will taper off and begin to fall by the end of the century. Many nations are already feeling the effects of an…Feb 3, 2023Feb 3, 2023
Martin Kalish[I wrote these comments in response to a WaPo article the other day.These Black men viewed themselves as a higher class than the common Black man, elevated to a special status like the house slave of old…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Martin KalishI thought I had a very good diet and didn't need any supplements.I was getting severe cramps in my legs when I woke in the morning and stretched and also sometimes during the day in my hands. One morning…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
Martin Kalish"There was a land of Cavaliers and Cotton Fields called the Old South… Here in this pretty world…This passage is the lie on which Jim Crow was built.Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
Martin KalishYour underlying assumption that someone who wants to retire early is not a long term investor is…I am retired and just turned my portfolio over to be managed by Vanguard. Their underlying assumption, and mine, is that I am still a long…Jul 29, 20211Jul 29, 20211
Martin KalishJournalists Need A New Tactic to Counter Right Wing BlatherThe intellectually dishonest arguments of Trump and his supporters have necessitated new tactics from journalists trying to report the…Jul 29, 20211Jul 29, 20211
Martin KalishPeople will never voluntarily change their behaviors, only structural changes in the way our…Want proof? We all know that air travel is a major contributor to global warming. Yet every plane that takes off for a vacation destination…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021