Defeating him won’t defeat Trumpism. — (DISCLAIMER: This post operates under the belief that Trump is a malignant force. If you’re a Trump supporter, you won’t appreciate the following.) Trump is a liar, a megalomaniac, a womanizer, a fraud, and a crook. He’s not a Christian, at least not a practicing one. He’s not a blue-collar…

I used to think I’d love to work from home. I was right, then I was wrong. — I’ve been remote ever since New York shut down, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change any time soon. I used to hate getting up early and commuting into Manhattan, jostling through hordes of people, shoehorned into subway cars, and risking life and limb when crossing streets in…

Then what? — Threads reached 100 million users in five days, faster than any other social media platform in history. It probably didn’t hurt that it had the full weight of Facebook/Meta, the largest social media network of all time, behind it. Instagram pushed its userbase to Threads with notifications and profile links…

Instead, it exposed our divisions. — I slept over my friend’s house on September 10. The next morning, my dad called. I didn’t pick up the phone. He had woken me up, and I wanted to keep sleeping. It wasn’t that early, but, hey, I was a junior in college. “What if it was something important?”…

Banks are making changes, but should we trust them? — I should be happy Bank of America announced a 90 percent year-over-year drop in revenue from overdraft fees a few weeks ago. The dramatic shortfall comes seven months after the bank reduced its overdraft charges from $35 to $10. The change in policy is a reprieve for many of BoA’s…

If your parents are immigrants, I want to… —

Audience Ownership and Functionality Are Key — I’m two weeks into Substack, and I’m sold. You might be thinking, “Whoa, Pablo. It’s a little early for that kind of talk.” Maybe, but I’ve published plenty of content across social media platforms, content management systems and email distribution platforms to know when I’ve found something good. …

7 Strategies for Limiting Your Drinking at Home — Excessive drinking ticked up by 21 percent during the pandemic, according to a recent U.S. survey. We gave each other a break because we were all just trying to cope. We didn’t think we’d be working from home for so long. Now that it seems remote work may be here…

Why I Considered Changing My Name — Martin Sheen was President Bartlet. He was Captain Queenan. He was Captain Willard. Martin Sheen has played iconic roles in a wonderful career on the big and small screens. And he did it using a stage name. His real name is Ramón Estévez. Changing his name, he said recently in…