What's Wrong With You? Psychologically, I mean.Come on. You're dying to know, right? If you're brave enough to be psycho-analyzed and review the results, then there's no better way than to read 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. If you're intellectually honest and you want to really dig in to that noggin of yours, now's your chance -- especially if you fall anywhere to right of Karl Marx on the spectrum of social, economic, and political theory. If you fall on the left of that, there's … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong With You? A Review of ’12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Life’
My Daughter, The Dragonslayer
This article was originally titled 'That Voice in Your Head Though.' While an equally good title, the new one is a better fit in my view.We all have voices in our head. It's our subconscious talking to us. What happens when that voice gets loud and won't leave you alone? Some would call it our conscience, others might call it a demon. It doesn't matter, because it's there. A year and a half ago, my then 24 year old daughter began a journey toward sobriety. It wasn't her first try -- she had … [Read more...] about My Daughter, The Dragonslayer
Idiots, Assholes, & Me – Excerpt
This is an excerpt from the book, 'Idiots, Assholes, & Me, The Psychology of Driving.'TYPE: Stop Paralytics SUBSPECIES: Idiotum NOMENCLATURE: Panicus Paralytica DESCRIPTION: Paralysis while driving affects a small, but dangerous segment of drivers. Stop paralysis generally occurs at four way stops and in right hand turn lanes at traffic lights.Why is it that four ways stops are so confounding to some people? Oh wait, that’s right, because those same people are complete idiots … [Read more...] about Idiots, Assholes, & Me – Excerpt
Bad Manners, Bad Trends, Bad Public Policy
Why is a post about manners in my public policy category? Read on a little and I think you'll agree it's appropriate. The definition in the graphic above is from the Cambridge online dictionary, A search online reveals many other definitions, but let's face it, we all know what the meaning is, right? At least from my generation it was fairly clear. Much of the concept had to be taught, because as toddlers struggling with learning to communicate, our instincts … [Read more...] about Bad Manners, Bad Trends, Bad Public Policy
The Libertarian Snob Factor
I jumped into libertarian philosophy as soon as I discovered it. Finally, I felt like I found a home for my political, economic, and philosophical beliefs. Too bad I was so late to the game. I wish I'd discovered it a lot sooner. But it didn't take long though to discover that there are many factions that fall under the libertarian philosophy. And it's not just about the minarchist and anarcho-capitalist variety either. There's are whole new factions emerging, and the debate among them is … [Read more...] about The Libertarian Snob Factor