Thank God the Regulators Were Nowhere to be Seen

“Spontaneous order.” That’s what we anarcho-capitalists believe will occur quite naturally once all the tin-pot dictators, regulators, bureaucrats and government planners get out of our way. …”spontaneous order” is typically used to...
Wrong!

Wrong!

I thought by the time I was this age I would finally have it all figured out. By “it” I mean “Life”.  “How to do it.” The “Big Questions” finally answered. But no. I thought that by this age: I’d be financially...
Why Traffic Jams Occur

Why Traffic Jams Occur

This post comes under the heading of “Not Exactly Scientific but Darned-Reliable Nonetheless”. I was driving home the other day amidst the normal horrors of the southbound 101 at rush hour, and was irritated to see that traffic was stalled and slowed much...

Be the Change

What would you do if the world were already exactly as it should be? How would you spend your time?

Fun with Medicine

I am typing this post from my dad’s hospital room, waiting for him to be carted off to the cardiac cath lab for the insertion of several stents into his cardiac arteries. (I talk like I know what the heck I’m talking about, but it’s an act. I live...
Earth Day: a Sad, Sick, Stupid Joke

Earth Day: a Sad, Sick, Stupid Joke

Love Earth, Hate People Earth Day. <sigh> What an idiotic exercise. All these well-meaning, self-loathing do-gooders running around with their hair on fire, shouting, “Save Mother Earth! Save Mother Earth!” Hah! Like she needs our help. Where I grew...