matt ralston

Why I hope that every C.E.O. on Undercover Boss is Hit by a Train 1

Undercover Boss is arguably the most offensive thing I have ever seen. And I’ve seen Toby Keith. Here’s how the show works: The C.E.O. of a major company pointlessly and self-indulgently puts on a wig or something and goes undercover because we all know that the garbage-men employed by Waste Management know exactly what the drab, nondescript middle-aged ...

Football Analysis

As I’ve previously written, I think that it is extremely beyond coincidence that nearly every quarterback in the NFL is white, and the league is mostly black. I can’t think of a similarly skewed job anywhere else in America, with the possible exception of NFL Coach. I have long suspected that the people at lower ...

Fuck Dynasty 3

Dynasty: a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field. Throughout history, a common trait among people associated with dynasties is that they are able to hold onto their positions of power through the oppression and, consequently, division of other people. It has been proven impossible to continue ...

Conspiracies and the Death of the Press Corps 10

Conspiracies and the Death of the Press Corps
People often ask me if I believe in conspiracies. Yes. The U.S. government has been conspiring to clandestinely accomplish whatever they feel like, often with the help of industry and mass media, for quite some time. Often the line between government, industry, and media is hard to decipher. To realize that the media holds certain ...

Thanksgiving and some Insight into why Republicans Continue to Sway Voters

I was recently preparing to take a flight on Thanksgiving day. A friend of mine was sitting around my apartment and asked me when I planned on getting to the airport. Probably fifty minutes before the flight, I said. I never arrive more than an hour before any flight. I’ve never had a problem. I ...