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Hi, folks. I have posted a new plan on my Big Ideas page. I call it Abortion and the Elephant in the Room. Take a look and let me know what you think.

I recently listened to a podcast that mentioned the effect of colonialism on African culture. Colonial Christian missionaries would arrive in an African village and immediately open a school. In the missionary school children would begin to learn about Christian European culture at a young age. The children lived in the midst of African village

The first half of my life so far was spent in the vicinity of a mid-size midwestern industrial town of about 40,000, not far from a major metropolis. Most of the second half has been in a remote tiny town of about 2000 on the western prairie. I have been considering moving closer to grandchildren

The Cato Institute 2020 Annual Report says, “Under an open-door policy, America thrived and grew into the world’s preeminent economic powerhouse. Unfortunately, in the 20th century steep restrictions and barriers to immigration have become the norm, at a heavy cost to both American taxpayers and would-be Americans.” I do not disagree with the statement, and

What does it mean to be good, virtuous, moral, or just? Philosophers have debated these questions for centuries. Another question lies just below the surface of these. On what basis can one decide what is good, virtuous, moral, or just? The answers I have encountered may be divided into several overlapping categories. Tradition: We were

“The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.” Henry Hazlitt “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” Karl Steincke Goods

Whereas delegation of powers negates the separation of powers, and “the accumulation of all powers legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands” has been termed “the very definition of tyranny”,* therefore the following amendment to the Constitution of the United States is proposed: Congress shall not delegate its legislative powers, nor shall Congress delegate

Have you noticed how big businesses seem to keep getting bigger? Many banks and similar financial institutions are now said to be “too big to fail.” Big software companies constantly buy out their smaller rivals. We see the same big company names over and over in small print on the items we buy at the

Through many decades of experimentation and observation, I have determined that all of human knowledge can be divided into just two categories. The first consists of those topics of which I know just enough to be dangerous. The second consists of those topics of which I don’t yet know enough to be dangerous. Posted 2021/08/09

Better policing may someday make it into the “Big Ideas” section of this blog, but I have not yet given it enough study and thought. For now, here are some ideas and links. This video from the Institute for Humane Studies argues for a return to community policing, where the citizens know the officers and