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Our Trade-off Life: How the 80/20 rule leads to a healthier, wealthier life

Trade-offs are the currency of decision-making. The French philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) spoke of trade-offs when he said [i]: "Perfect is the enemy of good." We always make trade-offs; sometimes those trade-offs are more obvious and sometimes almost invisible. In the modern decision-making context, decisions are the optimization of multiple "what is important to me or us" criteria. The "best" decision is the alternative that optimizes the weighted criteria. [ii] Rarely

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The Calculus of Sovereignty: Rebuilding Math Education for Modern Consumer Defense

This article questions modern math education. Not whether math is important, because it is incredibly important. The question is: "Which?" or "What kind?" of math education is most important for success in the hyper-data-abundant, attention-scarce world of the modern Information Age? The article explores the tension between the kind of math education desired by University faculty and the math education most useful for the vast majority of high school students. A University

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The Epistemology of Seeing

In our data-abundant era, we treat data as the primary engine for optimization. Organizations invest billions of dollars in automated analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. These investments rest on a compelling premise: a large dataset combined with a powerful spotlight allows leaders to manage operational or financial problems systematically. We treat historical frequencies as a reliable compass for future events. In this new AI age, the massive datasets

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Re-Declaring Independence: How the Information Age Flipped Jeffersonian Liberty on Its Head

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson penned a phrase the Western world now claims as a moral bedrock. His assertion remains famous: All individuals possess unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This phrase issued a profound declaration of choice. To the Enlightenment mind, deeply influenced by the philosophy of John Locke, freedom operated as an additive property. Liberty required the expansion of horizons. It meant breaking down walls erected

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The RepDem Trap and the Fight for a Real Republic

Every election cycle, the same question arrives with predictable urgency. My wife asks it with a mix of frustration and genuine curiosity: "Why do you throw your vote away?" She watches me mark the box for a Libertarian candidate—someone with zero chance of occupying the Oval Office—and sees a wasted opportunity to influence the immediate lesser of two evils. To her, a vote is a tactical wager. To me, it is a moral declaration. I understand her perspective. In a binary system

Voting Journey

Jeff Hulett

Apr 47 min read

The RepDem Duopoly: How a Collusive Oligopoly is Cannibalizing the American Economy

Since the inauguration of the second Trump administration in 2025, the American business community has found itself in an uncharacteristic state of alarm. The common grievances echo through the halls of the Chamber of Commerce and across the factory floors of the Midwest: a sharp "Trump Slump" in international tourism fueled by new visa hurdles and negative sentimant; chronic labor shortages in agriculture and construction due to aggressive deportation mandates; a supply chai

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Jeff Hulett

Mar 226 min read

America's Mega Forces - Making the most in a time of change

In recent years, the United States has seen a significant intensification of immigration enforcement. According to data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). There are a couple mega forces uniquely playing out in the United States. What are they and how do we adapt?

Public Policy

Jeff Hulett

Jan 2718 min read

The Blue Pill Trap: The Simple Step to Escape the Matrix of Endless Partisan War

Are you trapped in the RepDem Matrix? This is a place where you feel emotionally drained by political theater, experiencing intense feelings about budget shutdowns, government layoffs, or your "most hated politician." While exhausting, you feel strangely compelled to reengage the anger, even as it exhausts you. What if you are being played? The 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix was an amazing, once-in-a-generation movie. It offered an incredibly original dystopian future sto

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Jeff Hulett

Oct 30, 20255 min read