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Monday, December 21, 2020

And whoosh, all the bad just ended

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Why do people seem to imagine that the end of 2020 will magically bring about the end of the panicdemic and government over-reactions to it?...
Sunday, December 20, 2020

Government has too much power

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   ( My Eastern New Mexico News column for November 18, 2020 ) One thing which has been demonstrated beyond any doubt by both the pandemic a...

Scott Adams' butterfly

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Recently I heard Scott Adams make the claim that the reason people feel OK about not always wearing a mask, "social distancing" [ ...
Saturday, December 19, 2020

Post-selection fun and games on Quora

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I thought I'd share a Quora answer I recently posted. There have been a lot of questions about the recent presidential selection, and a ...
Friday, December 18, 2020

"During a pandemic"

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Have you noticed any of the people who want to redefine everything "during a pandemic"? What rights should people have "durin...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

War is never optimal

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I don't want war. I don't think any sane person does, even when they accept it might be inevitable. I'm not talking about invadi...
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The most unproductive handicap

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I'm impressed when anyone accomplishes anything in spite of government-- especially in those cases where government is very interested i...
Monday, December 14, 2020

The Covid-19 vaccine

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Sure, I'll take the vaccine. I'll need to wait a while to see evidence that it is safe over the long term and that it has been adequ...
Sunday, December 13, 2020

Little difference between candidates

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 ( My Eastern New Mexico News column for November 11, 2020 ) I was wrong. I was sure Donald Trump would win easily, in spite of years of p...
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"How can I fail today?"

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That may seem a defeatist way to think, but it actually spurs me to action. I've never succeeded. At anything. I could either let that f...
Saturday, December 12, 2020

Opportunities all around

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It may be largely confirmation bias, but it sure does seem like my view of how things work has been really good at predicting what will happ...
Friday, December 11, 2020

Your legislation can't alter rights

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A nasty politician wants to change Texas' "Castle Doctrine" rule. But she says she's not trying to do away with it , only ...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Selling liberty

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You can't sell everyone liberty with the same sales pitch. Everyone has their priorities and they differ from person to person. You neve...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Rights vs. imaginary "rights"

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All real rights are "negative rights"-- no one has the right to get in the way of anyone exercising them. But that sounds so... n...
Monday, December 07, 2020

Pondering my Bitcoin experiences

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I enjoy watching the price of Bitcoin, and unlike the stock market, the price has a direct effect on me. Since I first got into Bitcoin, its...
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Sunday, December 06, 2020

Make nice with your neighbors

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for November 4, 2020 ) With the election now behind us, you need to find a way to live with the ne...

Christmas parade in the year of Corona

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The local Christmas parade of lights was Saturday evening. It was a reverse parade. The floats, decorated vehicles, and giant farm equipment...
Saturday, December 05, 2020

In the presence of evil

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Well, that was close. We were in Lubbock, Texas yesterday. We stopped by Walmart to grab a few things since the New Mexico stores are limiti...
Friday, December 04, 2020

"Heroes" vs heroes

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Living off of theft, bullying people with coercion and threats, and otherwise violating people is a more successful life strategy than resp...
Thursday, December 03, 2020

Defund politicians until they end shutdowns

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As long as any politician supports shutting down businesses, he/she/it shouldn't get paid. Shut them all down, too. Obviously, I'm i...
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