We begin with some wise words from a journalist I admire… “Thus do we have the unimaginably warped dynamic in which U.S. journalists are not the defenders of free speech…
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Here’s a simple question for the Woke… There is a hypothetical prison that can accommodate 1,000 inmates. A female prisoner is sent there. A female as understood by the non-Woke…
I’ve collected quotes for decades. By that I mean, I’ve written down quotes I’ve read or heard which struck me as profound or enlightening. Sometimes a few sentences can bring…
“It is, indeed, amazing to contemplate so vast a vacuity.” H.L. Mencken H. L. Mencken was a man of staggering genius who brilliantly opined on the foibles and follies…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] It is painful, evident…
Abandoned by this God. Perhaps, not by the next. Ten… The ship squatted like a large inert crab in the launch area. Inside were stowed the seed corn, one thousand carefully…
This was an interesting calculation I did for my niece Netty in 2009 (updated December 2024). Thank goodness the deflation hawks don’t know about this. Deflation in prices is not…
(a chapter from the unpublished The Economic Philosophy of a Non-Economist) “Every good or service is subsidized by its history. Therefore, the total cost of a good or service is…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] “Those decrying racism are…