I’m getting real tired of hearing, “Our grandparents could buy a house on one salary, but now we can’t even afford rent on two!” Yeah, well, Grandma also wasn’t spending $200 a month on Starbucks and DoorDash, so maybe that’s got something to do with it. Back then, if you wanted coffee, you made it … Wake Up and Smell the Broke: A Common Man’s Perspective
For the past twenty years, we’ve been sold the same slogan with a new coat of paint: “If we just work together; build wind farms, solar farms, buy energy-efficient appliances; we can save the planet and lower our bills.” Sounded good at the time. I believed it, too. Who doesn’t want clean air, affordable power, … The Green Transaction: A Common Man’s Perspective
There’s a point every parent reaches where love gets tested. Not the kind of love that’s easy or sentimental, but the kind that asks you to do something hard, uncomfortable, maybe even unpopular, because it’s what’s right for your kid. Somewhere along the way, we started confusing love with agreement.And that’s where the trouble began. … De-Transitioning Love: A Common Man’s Perspective
The government shutdown is all over the headlines again; the pay freezes, the delayed SNAP benefits, the warnings of what might collapse next.But what if the shutdown itself isn’t the real test?What if we are? Because I don’t think this is just “business as usual.”It feels coordinated.Calculated.Like somebody somewhere is watching to see what happens … The Art of Division: A Common Man’s Perspective
There was a time when the message was simple:Live how you want. Love who you love.Don’t let anyone tell you who to be. That was the fight, freedom from being molded, judged, or “fixed.”People pushed back against sermons, camps, and scare tactics meant to shame them straight.And honestly? I respected that.Nobody should have to apologize … From Pray the Gay Away to Obey the Gay Way: A Common Man’s Perspective
Every few years, the same movie plays.Different cause, same script.Cardboard signs, bullhorns, slogans that sound deep until you think about them. Today’s hit? “No Kings.” And sure, it sounds noble.Until you realize it’s being shouted by the same people who bowed the last time somebody told them what to do. They said, “We’re all in … No Kings?: A Common Man’s Perspective
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the government shutdown isn’t about Democrats or Republicans “fighting for the people.” It’s not about principle, or budgets, or the Constitution. It sure as hell isn’t about what’s best for any of us. What you’re watching right now is two wings of the same sick bird … Break Bread, Not Humanity: A common man’s perspective.
Back in the 1980s, one fast-food chain tried to take on the mighty quarter-pounder. Their idea was simple: make a bigger burger. So they did. A third-pound burger. More meat, better taste, same price. Should’ve been a slam dunk. But it tanked. When they ran the numbers afterward, they found out why. People thought 1/3 … The 1/3 lb Election: A 1/4 Past Too Late: A Common Man’s Perspective
People today have turned activism into a personality trait. They don’t need conviction, knowledge, or even a basic understanding of what they’re yelling about. All they need is a slogan, a sign, and a feeling. And suddenly they think they’re revolutionaries. But here’s the truth nobody wants to say out loud: most modern activism collapses … Revolutionary Rejects and Cosplay Activists: A Common Man’s Perspective.
For years now, I’ve watched people argue about who really leads the Democratic Party. Some say it’s the DNC. Some say it’s whatever billionaire donor is throwing the biggest check. Some say it’s a rotating cast of “influential voices,” depending on who’s trending on social media that week.
