Author: Mr. Groovy

  • Mr. Groovy Fixes Higher Education

    Mr. Groovy Fixes Higher Education

    Higher education has two main problems. One, it’s too expensive, and, two, it wastes too much of a student’s time. Here’s how I would fix both of those problems. Making Higher Education Less Costly Do college amenities really need to include a climbing wall and a lazy river? Do colleges really need to run de…

  • What Was I Thinking?

    What Was I Thinking?

    It’s spring cleaning time, and a few days ago, while I was bringing order to my chaotic bedroom closet, I came across a list of my top ten movie comedies. Here it is. I don’t know when I wrote this list. But it looks like it has a lot of recency bias, so I figure…

  • Everything’s an Industrial-Complex

    Everything’s an Industrial-Complex

    Yesterday, I came across the following article in my Google feed: How can NYC’s next mayor bring down homelessness? Housing groups weigh-in. I decided to read the article. But not because I was curious about the answer. I already knew where the article would trod. More government spending on housing. More New Yorkers dependent on…

  • Dog Fighting and Cultural Appropriation

    Dog Fighting and Cultural Appropriation

    The other day in my YouTube feed, I saw an intriguing video. Someone purportedly did a cover of “I Am the Walrus” with homemade instruments. Not a fan of that particular Beatles’ song, but homemade instruments? How could I not take a look? And what fun my curiosity rewarded me with. This young lady did…

  • Why It’s Hard to Argue with the Woke

    Why It’s Hard to Argue with the Woke

    One reason it’s hard to argue with the Woke is because they aren’t stupid. Many if not most of our best and brightest are proud, unabashed Wokies. A more important reason, however, is this: Effective arguing requires facts and evidence, and only the Woke are armed with facts and evidence. The Woke have hegemonic control…