Jan. 6, 2021 wasn’t a new phenomenon in America; it has powerful historical antecedents deeply entrenched in the American psyche. By Robert M. Herzog The Jan. 6th Capitol assault was not unique in American history. Nor were its protagonists, the underlying issues it raised, the allegiance to falsehoods and racist…

Patti Smith at City Winery Reopening the City, yay! There comes a certain point in life when the knees ache on a once-easy walk that the biggest wish is for nothing more than for things to be restored to the way they were. So it was with a mixture of…

WTF is Happening? Or, Two Years Before the Blast By Robert M. Herzog Have a vegetarian in your family, or a friend who is one? When you invite them for dinner (remember those days) I’ll bet you went out of your way to make food they would be willing to…

by Robert M. Herzog, a pragmatic humanist A practical philosophy for finding contentment in scary, changing times 1. Get over yourself a. Origins aren’t determinate b. Look at how long hatred lasts and assess if you are buying in to it c. Stop judging, start accepting d. what really affects…

Early Days for the Early Stage and Startup The Hour Glass Theory of Early Stage Company Development by Robert M. Herzog, Managing Partner, Alchemy Value Services Okay. You’ve had the idea. You’ve developed it. You’ve PowerPointed it, you’ve Angel Listed it, you’ve presented and presented and presented. And somebody bit. You’ve raised your first real funding and are raring to take off. You’ve got your product concept…

The Problem of Inaccessibility, or, Why Won’t They Just Listen?? — by Robert M. Herzog “A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest. lie la lie.” Paul Simon, The Boxer But still. I have to admit, I can’t fathom the Trump voter. Yes, I keep reading attempts to understand them. They are aggrieved, they hate having to…

When the Shell Cracked The Fragmentation of America Robert M. Herzog I. Are we living permanently in Humpty-Dumpty land, or is there a path to rejoining the pieces? We have recently been treated to multiple, sharply contrasting visions of America. The Democrats’ perception of themselves, and their assessment of Republicans…

The Tyranny of the Minority Like Saddam Hussein’s Baaths, a minority party is imposing its narrow beliefs on the majority of our country. When the majority of popular votes for President, and the collective voters in the states, are consistently overridden, it brings into question the legitimacy of the governing…

It hearkens to an earlier day, but is all about the people in power socking it to those who have the audacity to defy them by Robert M. Herzog “Walk, walk, walk,” people chanted as the tear gas first exploded. You wanted to run, get away from it, but that…