Weak CEOs protect their decisions. Strong CEOs protect the company—even when that means admitting they were wrong. –YNOT! Every company eventually faces the same question: Why do some businesses continually grow, innovate, solve problems, and survive disruption, while others slowly decline despite having talented employees, … Continue readingThe CEO That Can Say, “We Were Wrong”
Free societies survive because they can admit they were wrong. Tyrannies collapse because they punish anyone who says so. –YNOT! Every civilization eventually confronts the same question: Why do some societies continually invent, build, grow, correct their mistakes, and improve the lives of ordinary people—while others … Continue readingTHE GOLDEN GOOSE- Why Free Societies Keep Winning—and Why Closed Systems Eventually Lose
Dylan and his friend Dorian pulled into Uncle Bob’s driveway a little after nine on Saturday morning. The canoe was already resting on two wooden stands beside the garage. Uncle Bob had placed the paddles, life jackets, cushions, and a small waterproof box next to … Continue readingThe Price of the Canoe
Batista spared Fidel Castro after Moncada. Cuban exiles financed his return. They believed they were funding Cuba’s liberation—only to discover they had financed the man who would imprison the nation. –YNOT! On July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro led roughly 160 armed followers in coordinated attacks … Continue readingThe Man Batista Spared and Miami sent Back to Cuba
Fauci’s Biden pardon is not blanket lifetime immunity. The official warrant covers federal offenses he may have committed or participated in from January 1, 2014, through January 19, 2025, provided they arose from or related to his specified government service. It does not cover later … Continue readingFauci pleads the Fifth … Never saw that coming… kidding of course
Aging may be inevitable, it is not linear but surrender is not. The step at 60 is real—but it is a step you can prepare for, not a cliff you must fall from. — YNOT! John is 61 years old. He walks his dog … Continue readingWhy Healthy People Can Suddenly Feel Old at 60
Fauci versus Fauci: The prosecution’s most damaging eyewitness may be Fauci himself. -YNOT! If you are ever planning to do something illegal, moderately illegal, questionably ethical, or merely embarrassing enough to require a congressional hearing, my first piece of advice is simple: Do not keep … Continue readingDear Diary: Dr. Fauci and the Strange Habit of Powerful Men Writing Their Own Alibis
We may know gravity well enough to predict planets, bend light, and guide satellites—but not well enough to say what it truly is. We mastered the equations and are still argue with the mystery. — YNOT! You have felt gravity every moment of your … Continue readingGravity – What We Know, What We Only Think We Know, and What We Don’t Know,
Man has spent centuries asking why the universe exists, yet remains remarkably certain it was created to agree with him. –YNOT! Human beings are peculiar creatures. We can lose our car keys while holding them in our hand, yet we remain perfectly willing to explain … Continue readingThe Biggest Question Ever Asked and WHY We Think We Know the Answers
A healthy gut doesn’t just digest your food—it helps digest your day, calm your mind, and prepare your body for a good night’s sleep. –YNOT! For years, we’ve been told that sleep problems are all in our heads. Stress. Anxiety. Too much caffeine. Too much … Continue readingYour GUT and the Connection to Sleep Disorders
Real estate is not perfect—it is IDEAL only when income survives the expenses, equity survives the market, appreciation beats inflation, and leverage works for you instead of against you. — YNOT! Many people describe real estate as the perfect investment. It is not. Real estate can … Continue readingReal Estate Is IDEAL—But It Is Not Perfect
Your stomach isn’t a machine to be fueled—it’s a living garden to be cultivated. — YNOT! People have been taught to think the stomach is some kind of industrial garbage disposal. Throw in a steak, pour on some acid, stir a little, and out comes … Continue readingYour Stomach Isn’t a Blender—It’s More Like a Farm
“I am not a Communist, and neither is the evolutionary movement.” —Fidel Castro, July 17, 1959 That was perhaps the greatest lie ever told by the 26th of July Movement. Castro did not reveal the truth until Cuba was already under his control. The Cuban … Continue readingJuly 26: The Day Cuba’s Destruction Began
“Uncle Bob, I don’t understand it,” I said. “I’m doing everything successful people tell me to do. I go to their conferences. I listen to their podcasts. I read their books. I even dress more professionally. But I don’t feel any closer to becoming successful.” … Continue readingNo Matter How Long the Log Stays in the Water, It Never Becomes a Crocodile
Venezuela has oil, gold and refineries worth billions—but nobody can agree on who has the legal authority to control them — YNOT! Venezuela may be one of the strangest financial and political disasters in modern history. The country has the largest proven oil reserves on … Continue readingWhat the Hell Is Going On in Venezuela?
The Next Great Business Transformation Is Not AI That Answers—It Is AI That Acts — YNOT! For the past several years, companies have treated artificial intelligence like a knowledgeable assistant. An employee asks a question. The AI produces an answer. The employee evaluates that answer … Continue readingHow to Build an Agentic Organization
Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine to restore Russia’s power. More than four years later, the war is consuming Russia’s people, money, industry, and independence—with remarkably little to show for the sacrifice. — YNOT! Vladimir Putin wanted to be remembered as the man who restored the Russian … Continue readingVladimir Putin invaded Ukraine to restore Russia’s power – INSTEAD, HE IS DESTROYING RUSSIA
Diem sustine—endure the day when you must, but never build your home on the battlefield. — YNOT! Survival is a legitimate short-term strategy. It is a terrible permanent way of life. Imagine that you are a Roman soldier stationed somewhere at the edge of the … Continue readingDiem Sustine: When All You Can Do Is Endure the Day
A few weeks after Grandma died, the family sold her house. Once the mortgage, taxes, legal expenses, and everything else were paid, I received my percentage of the money. It was more money than I had ever received at one time, but not enough to … Continue readingGrandma’s Final Gift
ALDI skips all the games and concentrates it efforts on quality, price and customer service. Nothing else, what a concept –YNOT! The company that discovered the best way to compete was to stop copying its competitors The grocery business is one of the oldest, largest, … Continue readingHow ALDI Turned a Hundred-Year-Old Industry Upside Down
I stopped by my uncle’s house one Saturday morning because he had promised to lend me his pressure washer. As usual, the pressure washer was in the garage, but my uncle was in the kitchen drinking coffee and studying a stack of papers. “Sit down,” … Continue readingHow to Buy a Small Business with Little or No Cash
Cuba never needed to be the largest power in the world. It only needed the patience to place or extort the right person in the right room—and wait. — YNOT! Cuba is a small island with limited economic resources, but since Fidel Castro took power … Continue readingCuban Overseas Intelligence – the Who, How, and What
If someone else controls your money, customers, suppliers, technology or ability to deliver, how much of the business do you truly own? — YNOT! How to Control What You Build, Create a Moat and Survive the Next Wave of Change Ask an entrepreneur who … Continue readingWho Really Owns Your Business?
Ernesto “Che” Guevara is often presented as a romantic rebel: the bearded doctor who abandoned comfort to fight injustice, became a commander in the Cuban Revolution, and died attempting to spread revolution abroad. That image leaves out the central fact of his adult life. Che … Continue readingChe Guevara: Revolutionary Soldier, Executioner, Architect of Violence and Death
The Guerrilla War Failed. The Ideological War Did Not. Che lovers still get together to celebrate his “triumphs” –YNOT! Most Americans think Che Guevara is ancient history. And after 60 years it should be. He is the face on an old T-shirt, a college dormitory … Continue readingWhy Che and Cuba Still Matter to America 60 Years Later
Brightline may be a good railroad, a popular service and a terrible investment—all at the same time. — YNOT! Florida’s most impressive passenger train may be a transportation success trapped inside a financial disaster Brightline has accomplished something that many people said could not be … Continue readingCan Brightline Survive?
The Morgan house was quiet that evening. Not the peaceful kind of quiet. The kind of quiet that happens when everyone is home, everything is working perfectly, and yet something feels slightly out of place. Sarah sat at the kitchen table staring at the message … Continue readingThe Girl Who Couldn’t Be Programmed
The autonomous vehicle glided silently through the afternoon traffic. Emily sat comfortably in the rear seat, watching the neighborhood drift past the window. “Estimated arrival,” the gentle voice announced, “five minutes.” She wasn’t nervous. Children her age rarely were. The Council had already explained the … Continue readingThe Doctor’s Visit
The Morgan family woke like millions of others every weekday morning. There were no alarm clocks anymore. The Council monitored each family member’s sleep cycle and slowly brightened the bedroom lights at precisely the right moment. The house had already adjusted the temperature. Breakfast was … Continue readingThe First Convenience
I stopped by my uncle’s house one afternoon to borrow his hammer drill. That was the entire plan. Walk in, borrow the drill, promise to bring it back, and leave before he found a reason to turn a five-minute visit into a two-hour lecture … Continue readingLet them Eat Cake, not Slice it
The future of SEO is not being first on Google—it is becoming the source AI trusts, cites, recommends, and acts upon. –YNOT! One thing we know for certain about technology is that it never stops changing. And few things have changed as dramatically as the … Continue readingSEO 2028 — SEO Marketing in the Age of AI
The AI model may be the brain, but system design gives it memory, judgment, boundaries—and a way to prove it can be trusted. — YNOT! Artificial intelligence is often presented as though the model itself is the entire product. Pick a large language model, write … Continue readingAI System Design: The Hidden Machinery Behind Artificial Intelligence
Your credit score may determine what you can buy. Your coronary calcium score may help determine how long you will be here to enjoy it. — YNOT! Most Americans know—or can quickly find—their credit score. We monitor it because it affects whether we can buy … Continue readingDo You Know Your Coronary Artery Calcium Score—and Why It Is More Important Than Your Credit Score?
Just when you think the universe couldn’t possibly get any stranger, along comes a Picard —and makes it a whole lot weirder.” — YNOT Martin Picard’s emerging theory suggests that mitochondria may do far more than power our cells. They may influence our emotions, perceptions, … Continue readingThe Mitochondrial Theory of Mind: Could the Energy Inside Our Cells Help Create Consciousness?
Trust your people—but design the business so that the merchandise, the money and the records must independently tell the same story. –YNOT! A practical guide based on frauds I encountered inside real companies Most business owners believe theft looks like somebody slipping cash out of … Continue readingThe Secret Business Inside Your Business: Recognizing Employee, Owner and Partner Theft
Most people say they want a serious relationship—but wanting one and being ready to build one are not always the same thing. This questionnaire is designed to help you look beyond chemistry, attraction, and good intentions to examine the practical realities: emotional maturity, availability, communication, … Continue readingAre You Ready for a Relationship?
The government may have programs designed to help you—but it will rarely knock on your door. Sometimes the difference between struggling and surviving is knowing what to ask for. -YNOT! Many people assume that because the United States is primarily a capitalist country, anyone … Continue readingThree Ways a Low-Income Senior Can Get a Little Extra Money Every Month from the Government
To understand the Cuban Revolution, we must first stop lying about the Cuba that existed before it. On the eve of Fidel Castro’s victory in January 1959, Cuba was not the tropical paradise sometimes remembered by nostalgic exiles. But neither was it the miserable, backward … Continue reading1959 – Cuba Before Castro
THE CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK: SOMETHING IS SPREADING THROUGH AMERICA’S FOOD SUPPLY A microscopic intestinal parasite is spreading across the United States—and health officials still have not identified one confirmed food, farm or supplier responsible. As of July 13, 2026, the CDC had recorded 1,645 laboratory-confirmed … Continue readingTHE RAW TRUTH ABOUT RAW VEGETABLES and the CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK
Cats have a reputation for being independent, mysterious, and sometimes completely indifferent to the humans who feed them. But does your cat actually love you? The answer is probably yes—although cats do not always express affection in ways humans immediately recognize. The problem is that … Continue readingDoes your cat actually love you back?
The Reality Behind Your All-Inclusive Cuban Vacation Let me ask you an uncomfortable question—one that may upset tourists, travel agencies, hotel companies, and everyone who prefers the postcard version of Cuba. While you are lying on a lounge chair in Varadero, sipping a mojito beside … Continue readingHow Tourism Works in Cuba
The Prisoners Who Survived the War—Only to Be Killed After It History often remembers the men who die in battle. It is less comfortable remembering the men who survive the battle, surrender, spend years in prison, and are then taken into the darkness to be … Continue readingThe Manacas–Iznaga Massacre — July 13th, 1963
Forty-One Cubans Died Trying to Escape—Including Ten Children. More Than Three Decades Later, No One Has Been Held Accountable. On , approximately seven miles north of Havana, the Caribbean Sea became the grave of 41 Cuban men, women, and children. They were not soldiers. They … Continue readingThe Tugboat Massacre: 13 de Marzo — July 13, 1994
Throughout this series, I will try to approach Cuba’s history as honestly and fairly as possible. Some records are incomplete, and some events are still debated, so the goal is not to repeat propaganda from either side, but to look at the facts as clearly … Continue readingThe Platt Amendment: Cuba’s Independence Came With Fine Print
The Story of José Hernández My name is José Hernández, and I survived Cuban socialism. I do not use the word survived lightly. I was not rescued from a battlefield. I was not pulled from the ruins of a collapsed building. I survived something slower—a … Continue readingI Survived Cuban Socialism
It was a typical Fourth of July at Uncle Bob’s house. The grill was smoking, children were running through the yard with sparklers, and several generations of the family had gathered under the covered patio to eat too much food and argue about things nobody … Continue readingThe Joy of Missing Out
If you still describe Sweden as the model of old-fashioned Nordic socialism, you are not looking at modern Sweden—you are repeating old propaganda. Sweden is no longer what you think it is. — YNOT! The Nordic Model Didn’t Work—So Sweden Quietly Rebuilt Itself For decades, … Continue readingSWEDEN THREW AWAY SOCIAL DEMOCRACY – It is now the most Capitalist Country in the World
The Revolution Before the Revolution Before Cuba became a republic, before Castro, before Batista, before the slogans and speeches of the twentieth century, there was another revolution. The original Cuban revolution was not one man standing at a podium. It was not one army marching … Continue readingCuba’s Long Road to Freedom – The First Time