Friends, my latest article expands on my view that Google/Alphabet needs to be dismembered, once and for all, by the antitrust team at Trump's DOJ. See if you don't agree:
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/03/26/bigger-is-only-sometimes-better-n2654501
In other news, establishment forces and the legacy media are trying to spin the proposed visit of the Second Lady, Usha Vance, to Greenland as a "provocation" and an act of imperialism. I say Greenland and Denmark's inhospitable and unnecessarily defensive attitude is a provocation, and I advise President Trump to initiate a draft in anticipation of a long, bloody struggle against Danish military forces. Better safe than sorry!
RAY TO DR. WADDY
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your calling our attention to Danish Military Forces. As I recall, they gave the German Army hell in 1940. I'm sure Denmark is equally formidable 85 years later. Beware of a protracted war, if the U.S. attempts to seize Greenland!
Dr. Waddy, Ray et Al from Jack: Oh gads what - - - - ful irony is this!
ReplyDeleteUsha Vance strikes me as a very graceful person and what kind of man might bid his wife embark on a visit manifesting intimidation? For the U.S. to diplomatically express its interest in inoffensively incorporating Greenland does not support reflexive leftist derision couched as "imperialism". That term is a real oldie among Bolshies, harkening back to revered stalwarts like Lenin and Stalin and as so is condemned by their murderous national incursions. It is one of the prototypical " condemnation upon accusation" "isms" commandeered by the far left to direct "irrefutable" and summary discreditation of any phenomenon with which they find unimpeachably righteous fault!
Dr. Waddy from Jack: If the majority opinion of the people of Greenland is opposed to incorporation with the U.S. then we must respect that. But, gee, we are very familiar with the instant organizing ability of leftists aren't we. Do the Greenland "Yankee go home demonstrators " faithfully represent dominant Greenlander sentiment? The BBC article says that 80% of Greenlanders favor independence from Denmark. Could that independence be being sought by leftists seeking to force (of course) an America loathing, increasingly prosperous land (due to the global warming which is gospel to far leftists) on the very north eastern flank of North America and the North Atlantic Great Circle route?
ReplyDeleteCould such a development eventually make necessary American incursion in its own defense?
A key factor in this is the tempestuous North Atlantic. Modern submarine technology dwarfs that of the German Uboats which almost closed that vital ocean in both WWI and WWII. Any power seeking to maim America might do well to try it again and a developed and sympathetic Greenland would make a good base.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Your essay above makes a great deal of sense to me. The capitalism and free enterprise which fuels our blessedly prosperous economy sometimes must be restrained lest it becomes overweening and oppressive , a capability of which our history does prove it .,011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 (the above is an uninvited commentary from my cat , which I dare not erase).
ReplyDeleteWe must always , in this , be prudent, good willed and careful so as not to disable the engine of our redeeming material well being. A key factor in this is the recognition and firm opposition to , doctrines which reflexively advance perceptions of our economy's proven principles as inherently evil and deserving of "fundamental transformation" to dictatorship by an omniscient elite. The 20th Century taught us about the unimaginably catastrophic and inhuman consequence of the application of this view. Consequently, any who persist in championing it are by by definition , fanatic, potentially murderous oppressors. We are still engaged in the U.S. in an existential battle with them.
Information generation is vital in as astonishingly technologically advanced a civilization as we live in now (believe a 77 year old). You have outlined a well conceived strategy for managing it to the good of all and the frustration of totalitarians.
Hi Dr. Waddy,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated your column on Townhall—you raise some valid concerns about the outsized influence companies like Google (Alphabet) have. I'm with you on being cautious about any company having too much power, especially regarding how they handle our data. Trusting Google with that much personal information? Yeah, that makes a lot of us uneasy.
That said, a complete breakup could throw out some real benefits and create problems. One big reason people still use Google isn't just brand loyalty—it's how everything syncs up. Android plays nice with YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, and Chrome—all under one account. That kind of seamless integration saves time and makes digital life smoother, especially for businesses and individuals who rely on it daily. Most smaller companies just can't match that level of coordination.
But I agree—Google's ad dominance and data practices need more scrutiny. That's why I think a better path might be what we did with Microsoft in the early 2000s. The DOJ didn't break them up; they imposed rules that forced the company to open parts of its platform to others. That helped spark competition and innovation—ironically, it's part of how Google gained ground in the first place.
We could do something similar here: mandate that Google open key technologies or APIs under fair terms, require data portability, or set stricter limits on how user data is used across products. That way, we keep their ecosystem's functionality and user benefits while addressing genuine concerns about privacy and dominance.
So yes—big tech needs oversight, no question. But with the proper guardrails, do you think we can keep what works while holding them accountable for what doesn't?
Ray, I don't take the Danes lightly! Any nation with a breakfast pastry named after it is bound to be formidable.
ReplyDeleteMy view is that the only way to know for sure how the Greenlanders feel about incorporation into the United States is to conquer them, flood their land with MAGA immigrants, and then conduct a free and fair election (say, in 100 years)...
Jack, the fact that your cat communicates in binary code is most impressive! That feline is a keeper.
Quite right, Jack: information tech is one of the strengths of our economy, and we can't afford to cede this territory to China or anyone else.
Richie, I appreciate your thoughtful rebuttal. I see your point: we all benefit from an integrated "ecosystem". It would be a shame to lose some of those advantages. Would breaking up Google necessarily end those linkages, though? What would prevent the successor companies from continuing to manifest a certain synergy?