I Am the Unexpected Patriarch

My motivation has always been simple: to be the best father I could possibly be. To give my time, love, attention, wisdom, guidance and my heart to my offspring. It has turned out far better than I imagined.

A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism

A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism

Wouldn’t it be awesome to have a President who cared about freedom as much as we Libertarians do? Nope. It would not. Let me explain why. Jack Heald Libertarian Jonathan Haidt has done some great work in the field of social virtues. I won’t repeat his...

Your Life is Too Small

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism

On the Tyranny of Malignant Ideas

Some ideas are benign, some are malignant. 3 malignant ideas currently infecting the public square are “toxic masculinity”, “words are violence” and “victim-hood is power.” You cannot escape the tyranny of these ideas if you are possessed by any of them.

A Libertarian Critiques Libertarianism

Be Present

Be present. Have a bias for action – in the present. That’s why you run with bulls in Pomplona rather than think about running with the bulls. That’s why you strap on the helmet and jump out of the plane rather than thinking about it. Be present now....

Different Ways to Define Success

Small Beginnings When I started my software company, I didn’t even realize I was starting a software company. I’d been in the PC service business for a couple of years, and had a customer with a particular problem. I figured I could solve it for him....