The Natural Order of Things

My hero, Rush Limbaugh, likes to point out that, through much of human history, the natural order of things in our world has been tyranny and misery.  Since humans  started to live in groups, the vast majority of people have led lives that were "nasty, brutish, and short".  Until very recently, human life-expectancy has been …

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Are We Citizens? Or Are We Subjects?

This is a very pertinent question these days, when we hear daily of transgressions against us by our Intelligence Services, the Tax-collecting agency, and our own Justice (?) Department. When the powers-that-be on all levels of government are delegating more and more quasi-legislative power over us, to un-elected bureaucrats. When even the federal Department of …

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Making a difference every day

Have you ever seen recruitment literature for elite colleges, MBA programs, or non-profit groups like Teach for America or the Peace Corps? They say "Go to our school" or "join our program", or "do this activity" and make a difference in the world. The implication is that, whatever you are currently doing, you are NOT …

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