Mosquitos and Taxation

While on a walk recently, I couldn’t help but notice the mosquitoes buzzing about, wanting a piece of me.  That is, a piece of my blood.
That brought to recollection something I heard on the radio the other day.  It turns out that only female mosquitoes bite for blood.  Why do they bite for blood?  They [...]

On Pessimism and Doom and Gloom

Small-government advocates (libertarians and conservatives) that I agree with ideologically I disagree with in terms of perspective. Most are very pessimistic as to where we are and where we are headed.
I choose to be optimistic.
It’s true we live in perilous times. But when, in the history of mankind, or the history of the [...]

Thinking and Pondering: Political and Theological

I was watching a years-old forum on BYUTV recently about pondering, reflecting, cogitating: pick your favorite term to describe it. It is the act of thinking.
He talked of the popular belittling of thinking, especially in solitude; he talked of the benefits of thinking; and to conclude his remarks, he had a few humble suggestions [...]

A Case for Free Markets

As many incorrectly blame capitalism and free markets for the current depression there is value in reminding ourselves the fruits that come when the market is left to work without central economic planning. A surprising source for such a case is found in the 1954 film Sabrina staring Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, and William Holden. [...]

Home Depot: The Market Helps Again

I’m no handyman.  I’m lousy with my hands, actually.  Nor do I really enjoy working with my hands.  Since first grade and kindergarten, when I couldn’t cut out construction paper straight, to today, when I can’t do much of anything with simple instruments like a nail and a hammer, my life has been one big [...]