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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Should I lie so people will feel better?

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Of all the topics people have gotten mad at me over, the subject of cops is the only one people have actually cut me out of their lives over...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Doing more of the wrong thing

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If you’re pursuing a path to stop something bad from happening, but the bad thing keeps increasing, what kind of person insists on doing mor...
Thursday, May 29, 2025

The filter selects for rule breakers

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Of all the statist arguments that I can kind of understand while disagreeing completely with them, the " borders " thing may be t...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Supporting politicians a waste of time

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for April 23, 2025 ) I want you to be free to do everything you have a right to do. That's wha...

Don't offend the imbeciles!

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I'm not sure if government is composed of imbeciles, or just working for the imbeciles. The result is the same. They hate when people...
Monday, May 26, 2025

Use your brain

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Liberals and conservatives are both wrong.  Just in ( some ) different ways. Both are authoritarian. Both love prohibitions. Both are social...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Nothing is truly forgotten

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I recently experienced another example of a long-buried memory popping into my brain. Even more buried than the nearly forgotten onions I m...
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Friday, May 23, 2025

Either way, you have a part to play

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If society is doomed , you and I aren't going to save it. Authoritarianism is too popular. People who don't buy into- and use - poli...
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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Decouple from government

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Decouple from government. Decouple from the State. I know it isn't always possible, but it would always be better for you. And, by exten...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Liberty a powerful right you own

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for April 16, 2025 ) Last week, the news of the dire wolf's de-extinction was everywhere. It d...
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Thanks for the inspiration and aggravation, Scott. Really.

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I was truly saddened yesterday morning to hear Scott Adams say that he will be dying soon. Over the years, well before he started commentin...
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Monday, May 19, 2025

Don't like it? Don't ban it, just don't buy it

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Banning lab-grown meat*  isn't a win for liberty or for the market.  A Libertarian Party county organization (whatever they are called)...
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Sunday, May 18, 2025

"86"

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So much drama over a number! What does someone mean when they say something should be "86"ed ? It's not confusing. It doesn...
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Saturday, May 17, 2025

Smarter than the average bear

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From time to time, I get emails in response to my newspaper columns. Most of them (these days) are supportive. In the early days, they usual...
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Friday, May 16, 2025

The view from Down Under

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There's no such thing as a legitimate weapon ban. Nor is there any such thing as a legitimate weapon restriction . This includes licens...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Everyone picks a side, whether they intend to or not

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If someone is on the side of government, they’re the bad guy. If the idea of liberty bothers someone more than the idea of authoritarian co...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Politics compromises rational thought

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( My Eastern New Mexico News column for April 9, 2025 ) If you know someone's biases, you can fool them into believing almost anyt...

It raises questions

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I spent Monday working on my parents' lawn sprinkler system. I've probably saved them hundreds of dollars over the years. That thing...
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Monday, May 12, 2025

Legalistic thinking

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I believe most people think too legalistically. I understand why they do it.  I just don’t think it works well against people who think cri...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

"Give up" your rights to save lives?

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I saw an X post that got me to thinking- as is often the case. A guy was saying he'd "give up" his "Second Amendment righ...