April 2021

The news media tell us to beware of possible reinfection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes the disease called COVID-19. The news also warns us we may become infected even after vaccination. Should we be surprised? If a microorganism, such as a virus, enters your body and reproduces, that is an infection, but […]

Have you ever wondered why individuals charged with crimes plead guilty? Is it a guilty conscience? Do they want to be punished? The New York Times reported in a March 22, 2012, article that 97% of federal cases and 94% of state cases end in plea bargains. That means that almost all individuals charged with

The United States Congress and the Federal Reserve have been conspiring to create incredible quantities of dollars out of thin air. The “M1” money supply estimate increased 70% in the past year. The “M2” and “M3” money supply estimates increased around 25%.* So it’s not surprising that people are talking about inflation** and we are

In the article linked below, C. Bradley Thompson provides the best explanation I have seen of the concept of “the common good”.

“Rugged individualism” was a commonly-heard phrase in my youth. I don’t know about the rugged part, but the spirit of individualism was still strong when I was growing up in the 1950s . By individualism, people meant that individuals should be free to voluntarily interact with others, socially and economically, within the existing socioeconomic order.