Cost of Stupidity
by Cheers to the Doctrine Man for re-surfacing Italian economist Carlo Cipolla’s 1976 essay, The Basic Laws of Stupidity via ClearanceJobs, from which I quote: In …
Category: Society
Choosing Sides
Today was a bad day to be a police officer – 2 New York City cops were murdered execution-style by career criminal Ismaaiyl Brinsley. Brinsley, …
Fighting for 15
For some perspective, $15/hr is scarcely less than what new, degreed teachers earn at many school districts here in Texas. The low pay of teachers …
Child Care / Education / Parenting / Society
The Power of No in Parenting and Education
I first have to say that I know a lot of great teenagers. I’m immensely proud of my sons and almost as much so of …
Of Men and Prejudices
The idea that prejudices can and should be eliminated is a fallacy. So long as a man can observe and judge, he will use information …
Gunman Dead at U. of Texas
A psycho gunman was loose on a college campus this A.M. and is believed to have committed suicide. A second armed perpetrator is alleged and …
9/11 – Nine Years Later
Nine years ago I was working in my home office when the first tower was struck at the World Trade Center. Glued to the television …
Things Americans Must Not Do
A) Commit crimes against Muslims for no reason; i.e., no stabbing cabbies, etc B) Burn Korans for no reason. Yes, it’s your right, but don’t …
Americans Should Celebrate as Income Inequality Increases
The Business Insider has a new series of charts describing the “bum deal” working Americans have gotten in the last few decades, including this one …
Remembering the Real American Dream
What is the American Dream? Is it dead? Some seem to think so. And they may well be right, according to the modern definition of …