Free the world, one mind at a time.
A popular song released in 1964 captured the spirit of the times: Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no telling who that it's naming For the loser now will… Continue reading Change Change Change
Trusting a news source - any news source - should be categorized as a mental weakness. Michael Crichton once wrote about this problem: Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read… Continue reading Fake News Shouldn’t Fake Us Out
There should be a war on Christmas! Already it encroaches on Thanksgiving, Halloween will follow, and next thing you know, Santa's Elves will be marching on Labor Day, denouncing Santa!
Arguments against immigration are not new; like zombies, they may be slain by evidence and logic, yet rise again to to trouble us over and over, altering not their methods but their targets. It is easy now to forget that the Irish were not always welcome. Signs such as the above greeted my father when… Continue reading Anti-Immigrationists: no Sense of History
I never used "illicit" drugs, until recently. When I was young, I thought that anti-drug propaganda might be at least partly true. As I learned more, it became obvious that this was hardly the case. But working in the computer biz, often in sensitive positions, where they give pee tests and ask questions and check… Continue reading Medical Marijuana: A Personal Perspective
This article is hugely popular - and why not? Schools Are Not For Bright Kids A common "rebuttal" says, schools divide children by ability, and children can skip grades. No, it does not work that way. Bright students can and do learn all the arithmetic taught in K-12, in just months rather than years. Bright… Continue reading Unstick Our Children
I had a spate of problems with my computers, and some health issues, and other problems. Anyhow, today I have finally reset the password on this account, and should be starting a string of blog posts soon. The big news is that I am making progress on The Great Libertarian Sci Fi Novel, and hope… Continue reading Catching Up
A high school sophomore from Iowa filed papers to run as President, and persuaded a polling organization to include the made-up name "Deez Nuts" in their polls. He soared to 9% in North Carolina, did well in other polls, and won mentions all over the media. I propose the Deez Nuts Rule: when a kid… Continue reading The Deez Nuts Rule
New word: state-spreaders, AKA statists - people who violently claim more than their share, whenever they can get away with it. Aided and abetted by: statheists, people who believe that the state is the solution to most or all problems, praise be to the state forever and ever, amen.
Shortly after the 1989 collapse of the former USSR, a Russian professor gave a talk to some folks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was asked how it happened so fast, nobody was expecting it. We were taught that the Soviet Union was indomitable, this was the premise of the Cold War policy of "containment." He replied… Continue reading Waiting For The Moment
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