In Defiance
Thousands of companies who manufacture
Category: Blog
Where’s the Beef?
Fundamentally, Dirty Jobs was a tribute to two industries – agriculture and mining. In the words of a fourth-generation coal miner I met back in Season One, “There ain’t but two jobs in the whole world – farmin’ and minin’. Read More …
Build Freedom
A number of people have asked me if the attached video is AI.
The Conclusion is the Skills Gap is Real
Over the last couple years, there’s been an extraordinary revelation among America’s most influential CEO’s with regard to America’s skills gap. Many, if not all, have come to the conclusion that the skills gap is, a) really real b) really Read More …
Broadcast News
There’s something about Nebraska farmland
National Tradesman Day
Today is the third Friday
“Chrisp LikeTheChicken” Believes me to be a Hypocrite
A man dressed like Captain America who calls himself “Chrisp LikeTheChicken” believes me to be a hypocrite. He writes… “Mike – People don’t accuse you of hypocrisy because you don’t offer scholarships to four-year schools. You’re a hypocrite because you Read More …
My Guidance Counselor told me I’d be Screwed without a Four-Year Degree
I was eleven when I saw this ad
Off The Wall: Letters like this means a lot
Hey Mike, My name is Karcsi. In October 2023, you helped pay my tuition at the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio. Somewhere along the way, I realized I had never properly thanked you for your generosity and Read More …
Postcards From the Edge
I meant to post these photos
We Need More Than AI – Scott Bessent Ep. 494
Last month, I was invited
Sign in It Was Supposed To Be About His Book – JD Vance Ep. 493
Today’s guest
How Failure Forged George Washington – Jon Erwin Ep. 492
Not that you asked
Work Ethic Scholarship Recipients – Round 1
As promised, here are the names
One Minute Anthem
his version of The Star Spangled Banner