"If you are not willing to be a fool, you can't become a master." ~ Jordan Peterson
Institutions such as government, religion, schools, companies, and families depend upon the belief that those institutions impact your life. This power derives from the buy-in that the people engaging in the institution give it. The more people that buy in, the more power that institution has. And people buy in either voluntarily, or involuntarily. Institutions […]
Read More Power comes from belief…Featured image by citytransportinfo. Follow the link for more images. When the coronavirus first hit, and the lockdowns were rolled out, I like many people, agreed to the lockdowns. The uncertainties that surrounded the mysterious virus emanating from Wuhan, China, were numerous. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, there were things that we knew that we knew, […]
Read More Can they just say they want control yet?Featured image by Peretz Partensky. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. I have written before about HR 127. My liberal co-worker and I have the occasional argument about these types of things. He is a diehard Democrat, and I am a diehard Libertarian. My personal opinion is that he is misinformed and […]
Read More Why the right to bear arms matters.Featured image by Lisa Parker. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. As a Libertarian, I would very much like to have the market sort itself out. Companies, in principle and/or theory, should be self-regulating and following market principles of voluntary association, ethical integrity, and focus upon maintaining the mutual benefit of all […]
Read More A frustrating IronyI am a Libertarian. At my core, I am distrusting of the government, skeptical of corporations, and prefer to keep my relations with people at arm’s length unless I have a proven track record of trust and comfort. I value honesty, both in word and in action, hard work, volunteerism, and mutual benefit in all […]
Read More Why Libertarianism needs modernization…Shameless self promotion.
Read More Housekeeping notesFeatured image from Joe Burbank of the AP. Follow the link for the original article. I love Disneyland. It has been shuttered for nearly a year now, and I get news about Disney World on my news feeds. This morning I read a blurb from one of the Disney World feeds that piqued my interest. […]
Read More The next stepFeatured image by Fredrik Rubensson. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. When looking at the effectiveness of politicians, we should look at what they prioritize. We can then compare that to what they promised, and determine whether they are following through on their promises. One of the promises made during the campaign […]
Read More Where’s the money?Featured image by – HOGRE –. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. TIME Magazine came out with a very revealing article about the election recently. You can find the text of the article in my post here. According to Molly Ball, a well funded group of individuals and organizations “conspired” to “fortify…” […]
Read More This is why people believe that your vote doesn’t matter…I’ve never belonged to the in crowd, so why start now?
Read More It starts by asking the question…
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