Kevin Bae

Non-Social in a Socially Networked World

  • Get the FCC out of broadcast content

    Get the FCC out of broadcast content

    People and governments love regulation when they’re in power and hate it when they’re not. During Biden’s administration, conservative voices on broadcast TV, cable, and streaming platforms faced intense pressure, with many fearing job loss for expressing their views. How many people were “canceled” for questioning the government’s COVID-19 policies? Most of these cases didn’t…

  • Retirees in France earn more than working adults

    Retirees in France earn more than working adults

    This is where we are headed in the United States. In France, people on what is the equivalent of Social Security in the United States, the average retired person makes 2% more annually than the average working adult. Talk about unsustainable entitlement programs. French retirees over the age of 65 now make more money relative…

  • Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    Broadcast television is trying to kill itself

    I bet you didn’t know that broadcast television is yet again going through a digital transition. Yes, I know, it hasn’t been that long ago in the United States where we all had to buy new TVs or set top boxes to receive brand new digital signals we never asked for. That was ATSC 1.0…

  • Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    Detroit Lions Open a big can of whoop-ass on the Arlington Heights Bears

    The Bears are no longer good enough to have the name Chicago in front of their team name. Chicago isn’t good enough for their own name, but that’s a rant for a different time. I’m so glad I no longer live in the Chicago area because I would still have the urge to watch the…

  • Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination is different

    Why Charlie Kirk’s Assassination is different

    Charlie Kirk’s assassination was an inflection point. Our society stands at a precipice, and we don’t know whether we’ll fall or turn toward a better direction. Charlie Kirk was a big fish in a small pond, well-known to those who paid attention to politics but not to the average American. In the battle over politics…

  • Trump Administration embraces socialism, nationalizes Intel

    Trump Administration embraces socialism, nationalizes Intel

    It was announced today the U.S. government will take a 10% stake in Intel. They say they won’t have a seat on the board or play any major role in the company’s governance but what major stockholder doesn’t have a major say in the direction of the company? At 10% the U.S. government will be…