"Women Are Too Emotional to Lead" (Says Man Punching Wall Over His Sports Team's Loss) Men claim to be rational and logical while women are "too emotional." The data on who's actually managing their emotions tells a very different story.

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #GenderStereotypes #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #DoubleStandards #WomenInLeadership #DomesticViolence #MurderSuicide

"Are We The Good Guys?" — An Uncomfortable Examination of American Power I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That oath said nothing about tyranny. Which makes what I found even more disturbing.

This was a tough article for me to write, but Evidence over Allegiance.

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #ForeignPolicy #HumanRights #Accountability #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #Truth #USHistory #Veterans

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"My News Source Is Honest, Yours Is Propaganda" Your news source needs you angry, not informed. Both sides do it. Here's the proof.

Media Bias — A Hard Look…

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #MediaBias #MediaLiteracy #ConfirmationBias #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #Independent

"The Party of Fiscal Responsibility" — A 45-Year Lie As a Radical Independent and Extreme Moderate, I only care about data. For 45 years, the data shows Republicans explode deficits while Democrats reduce them. Prove me wrong with facts, not feelings.

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#RationalizedHypocrisy #FiscalConservatism #DeficitReduction #Economics #CriticalThinking #EvidenceOverAllegiance #FactsMatter

"Criminals Don't Follow Gun Laws, So Why Have Them?" — OK, Then Why Have ANY Laws? Gun rights advocates say criminals ignore gun laws anyway. Fine — let's apply that logic to murder, theft, rape, and every other law on the books.

I continue to hear this argument that "gun laws don't work because criminals will always get guns." My response to that stance is: "Then why have any laws at all because criminals will break them, anyway?"

#RationalizedHypocrisy #CriminalJustice

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"Rules Are for Thee, Not for Me" — The Parenting Lesson in Action We teach kids that power exempts you from the rules. Then we're shocked when they grow up to be politicians who trade stocks on insider information while writing the laws that govern the rest of us.

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"Teach Your Kids Honesty" —Says The Parent Who Just Lied Three Times Before Breakfast Parents claim they want to raise honest, respectful, responsible adults. Then they model the exact opposite. Kids aren't stupid — they notice. And they're learning the real lesson.

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The Steel Man Test: How to Know If You're Actually Thinking A simple three-question framework for honest reasoning — and why it matters more than being right

Try this: Articulate the strongest case for a position you deeply oppose. Not a strawman—the real argument. One that would be hardest for you to refute. If you can’t, you’re not reasoning. You’re rationalizing. We all do it. How to catch yourself in the act:

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We’re all hypocrites. The difference is whether we know it. I spent 20 years demanding evidence in Fortune 500 conference rooms. Now I apply that same standard to politics, media, and human behavior — including my own. Rationalized Hypocrisy is now on Bluesky. Evidence over allegiance. Always.