Top Highlights

• Claiming Racism Man.
• defaming a single and often powerless person. I should probably wrap this up now, because I think I can hear the footsteps of Claiming Racism Man as he closes in on me. It sounds dangerous, I know, but I’d love to sit down with him and examine my opinions—the ones he derides so angrily. But, alas, we know how this game works. I’m not black enough. ...
• We want the gain without the pain. It rarely works that way.
• But I didn’t do it. No, it was deeper than that: I couldn’t do it. I stood and watched with a combination of amazement and disgust. I was paralyzed. It felt like I was watching my own funeral. I stood there, staring at the silliness of the swarm, and made the decision—right then and there—to change my entire professional career.
• Look, every profession has its headaches. Mine just happens to be anger and resentment from rich and famous people. It’s nothing I can’t handle, but I often struggle to find a comparison that people will understand. But I gave it some thought, and I think I nailed it: I have a lot in common with your friendly neighborhood IRS agent. Although I’m gu...