The Nature of a Snowflake
Imagine a snowflake. Zoom in so you can see it closely. A snowflake is a sharp, rigid crystalline structure. True, right? That’s what a snowflake is, a sharp, rigid crystalline…
A Thought on Tug-of-War
Imagine a game of tug-of-war. You and your team are facing up against another team. You get a good grip on the rope. If you look at the rope, at…
A Thought on School Security
One of my teachers from high school posted this and it really got me thinking. Why not? First, I don’t understand why there is such a partisan pushback on the…
A Thought on Books and Masks
Mandatory and forbidden. Is there a gap between those two? Is anything not mandatory therefore forbidden? Is anything not forbidden obviously mandatory? Book bans are in the headlines these days.…
A Thought on Critical Race Theory
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.Yogi Berra I saw an interview with the great Stephen Fry last year, and he said that…
A Thought on Laws
I recently wrote about a couple of anecdotes on my family's history as landlords. I got to the end and realized that the real problem with the landlord/ tenant conflict…
A Thought on the Wealth Tax
I'm sorry, I have to get political for a second. What is a wealth tax? Think about your life. You go to work every day. The company you work for…
A Thought on Student Loans
Recently I was skimming through Facebook, like I do. I have a very diverse collection of friends on there. I have crazy Democrat friends, crazy Republican friends, socialist friends, libertarian…
A Thought on Socialism
Today I came across a video from AOC. I really want to respond fully, but it takes me a long time to articulate myself at the highest level and this…
A Capitalist Social Security
We capitalists often find ourselves opposed to redistributionism and the social safety net. People who earn money ought to be allowed to keep the money they earn. It’s only fair,…