Artist or Accountant?

Artist or Accountant?

Do the Scales Balance? A guy driving back from a fishing trip is killed when a rock thrown from an overpass crashes through his windshield. Shit happens. An otherwise-healthy 32-year-old mother of 5 small children contracts breast cancer and dies within 4 months of...
The Horrific Arrogance of Democracy

The Horrific Arrogance of Democracy

(Note: this essay originally appeared in 2011 on this web site with a different title.) Most people really have no desire to be free — they only want to be taken care of, and will give up almost any freedom in exchange for the promise of security. I’m one...

Help for the Compulsive Multi-Tasker

Are you a compulsive multi-tasker? Do you watch TV with your smart phone in one hand and a laptop nearby? Do you have a dozen different tabs open in your browser and flip between them all? Do you read something while riding an exercise bike? Watch TV while walking on...
The Ferguson Decision & The Liberty Principle

The Ferguson Decision & The Liberty Principle

Liberty is a moral issue. This is why we speak in moral terms about issues that touch on the Liberty principle. In the afterglow, (or burning embers – take your pick),  of  The Ferguson Decision, let’s review the situation from the standpoint of the...