Call Me Crazy
In Saul Alinsky’s Marxist handbook “Rules for Radicals,” Alinsky advises that “ridicule is your most powerful weapon.” He is correct.
Education
Elon Musk: The Woke Mind Virus Infecting Us
In late April, Elon Musk went on Real Time With Bill Maher and discussed the “woke mind virus” that’s infecting nearly everything nowadays.
Trifle With Nature at Your Peril, be it Human or Otherwise. Is Society Becoming Zanier and More Insane by the Day? Part 2
The Doctor is in, But He/She/It/ZE Thinks Your Child is Malleable and Experiment Material
School Solutions
If your boss tells you it’s “not acceptable” that you failed to do something that they wanted you to do, you could reasonably take that as a threat to your future employment. However, if the thing they wanted you to do is vote, then their words are a likely violation of Idaho law (Idaho Code …
A Republic, If We Can Keep It.
I am certainly no classical scholar, I leave that to men like Victor Davis Hansen whom I greatly admire. But I have read some of the ancients. And truth be known, they were prescient in their thoughts. And eternal in their wisdom. We simply haven’t, and don’t, pay attention. So the following offers a few …
The Tragedy of the Commons, Part 3: Wicked Logic
The Tragedy of the Commons: Wicked Logic In The Tragedy of the Commons: Rational Actors, I discussed linear vs. spiral logic. I suggested that western logic tended to be more linear and Islamic and other cultures, perhaps more spiral. But that is a generalization based on today’s conditions. In the past, western logic tended …
Transurrection Part II
Part one of Montana’s Transurrection is the only accurate eyewitness account of what happened in the Montana legislature when radical leftists showed their willingness to act violently and disrupt the business of all Montanans on April 24th. In part one, I described what I witnessed outside the Capitol building and then in the House gallery. …
The Tragedy of the Commons: The Rational Actor
The Tragedy of the Commons: Rational Actor This is a follow on to Tragedy of the Commons: The Political Commons. It specifically looks at the rationality implied in Ostrom’s 8 points and the Rational Actor/Choice, Game, and Agency theories. What happens if the rational hypothesis fails or is different across cultures or relevant ranges? I …
Tragedy of the Commons: The Political Commons
The Tragedy of the Commons: The Political Commons I first came across the problem (tragedy) of the commons in a political science course in grad school. We read a remarkable work by Elinor Ostrom about the problem. Her work both resonated with me and left me looking for more. I thought the problem was bigger …
It’s For The Kids!
Imagine a typical North Idaho family, Shawn and Jane Doe and their three children Mary, Mike and Becky. Shawn is the assistant manager at a local division of a national company. The Doe family is a comfortable, middle class family and happy, but money seems tight. Jane has been pestering Shawn to ask for a …
America’s Orwellian Days
These are Orwellian days in America, much like what George Orwell experienced as a volunteer fighting for the partizans in the Spanish Civil War.
Republican vs. Democrat vs Independent, I’ve tried all three.
I believed I could handle making the switch back to the Democratic party, despite my lingering questions about their position on abortion.
“Too Big to Fail” is Too Big–Period
Our institutions are failing. They aren’t failing to survive. They’re failing to meet our expectations; they’re failing to satisfy their reason for being.
Our Great U.S. Culture War-Pt 1b
Our Great U.S. Culture War; how America started helps explain how we got to where we are and why.
Dr. Charles Stanley – The Greatest Teacher of His Time
On April 18, 2023, Charles Stanley passed from life here to life in heaven at the age of 90. Dr. Stanley was the greatest Christian teacher of his time.
World Economic Forum: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
We should all beware of the Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. They are but ravenous wolves in sheep’s clothing.
America Needs Strong Men, Not Weak Pajama Boys
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times.” ~G. Michael Hopf
The Death of Free Expression and Academic Freedom on College Campuses
Universities are supposed to be places where you are exposed to a broad array of ideas, philosophies, and opinions. Sadly in America, they aren’t.
If You’re Scared, Say You’re Scared. But Don’t Be Afraid of Stupid Stuff.
That things get stupid following a mass shooting, such as the one in Louisville, or school shooting like the one in Nashville, is expected. But there’s a point at which stupidity gets squared. From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Parents say Bala Cynwyd fifth graders texted about who should be shot in the next school shooting “Everyday …
My Letter to the Minn. Official Who Demanded Parents Respect Their Kids’ Identities
Selwyn Duke: Here is my Letter to the Minnesota Lieutenant Governor, Peggy Flanagan who demanded parents respect their kids’ identities.