The Humanistic Ethic
Freeman Dyson, physicist, polymath, and intellect of such a towering magnitude that "genius" feels somehow inadequate, recently passed away at the age of 96. Obituary writers in the usual places chose, predictably and disappointingly, to highlight one particular...
The Memes of Destruction
Some friends and I have been jokingly wondering about how the anti-vaxx crowd will react when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. My bet is that most will continue their baseless and histrionic caterwauling (if you didn't know my opinion on the matter, you do now)...
Aesop’s Grasshoppers
I've been taking my own advice, and doing my darnedest to avoid proffering half-baked opinions on the Coronavirus matter, a matter that's producing new (and often conflicting) information every day. There are, however, countless others who are seizing on the fallout...
A Paramedic’s Perspective On the Pandemic
I am a paramedic, active in the New York City 911 system, with nearly thirty years experience. This is my main concern of our ability to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: New York City's Emergency Medical Services often fails to handle our "routine" caseload. We were...
“Regulate Everyone But Me!”
The fine folks over at Reason just rebutted the 'snarky' crisis-conclusion being peddled by left-leaning sources that there are no libertarians in a pandemic. They pointed out that we are witnessing the waiving of rules and regulations in order to facilitate the...
An Unwasted Crisis
The Coronavirus crisis has proven to be a generational event that has gripped the world. Drastic measures are being taken by governments, markets are roiled, and our individual lives have been significantly impacted. We are still in the early stages, with...
Robin Hood’s Crowded Theater
A discussion prompted by yesterday's blog post, which recounted, among other things, how Joe Biden used the 'fire in a crowded theater' trope to justify gun restrictions, led to a suggestion that the trope be retired. I disagreed then, and still do, 24 hours later....
Bully Boy Biden
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. -- Isaac Asimov Joe Biden, who cruised to multiple victories in yesterday's primaries and likely to the Democratic nomination for President, had a "true colors" encounter with a construction worker in Michigan. The man,...
If You Have To Lie…
If you're explaining, you're losing. - Ronald Reagan This quote crossed my news feed this morning, as a rebuttal to those who are working to downplay Biden's latest "senior moments." Shortly thereafter, yet another "Jesus was a socialist" meme encroached upon my...
Sunday Musings #2
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second of a recurring (and likely irregular) series of quick-hits. Because, not everything needs a thousand words. Thanks for reading! Eco-Whiteness I've been seeing some buzz lately about how the green movement is so white, minorities are...
Socialist Gaslighting
Many of us have heard the term "gaslighting." Some of us even know what it means, and what its origin is. For the record, the Wikipedia definition: Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a...
Incarcerating The Ill – An Introduction
This article is the first in a series on the interplay between drug abuse, crime and mental illness. Issues will be individually illustrated by my experiences as a paramedic. - EDN The USA incarcerates more people than the rest of the developed world combined. Is it...
Blind Faith
A recent "warning" editorial in The Economist cautioned against a Sanders presidency, and the unicorn fart/pixie dust basis (my words, not the Economist's) for his massive expansion of government largesse. I added a comment of concurrence, pointing out that Bernie's...
Bernie-Bros, Meet William Hauser
Across the political sphere, I hear a common refrain: 'I like Bernie Sanders because he's sincere and honest.' And, yes, it is true that Bernie's stuck to the same message throughout his political life. He is indeed a true believer. That his true belief is an ideology...
Bernie’s Health Care Conceit
One of the cornerstones of Democratic Party Presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders' campaign is the full nationalization of America's health insurance. He promises that, by not only creating his "Medicare for All" program, but also prohibiting private health...
Tulsi Gabbard as Microcosm
With the results of the New Hampshire primaries in, and with their doubling as Iowa's, after the debacle there, some patterns emerge: Amy Klobuchar's stock gained greatly. With the party at knives-out at everyone over diversity (everyone but themselves, until New...
The Robots Aren’t Coming
A few years back, I crossed a demographic Rubicon. I turned 50. In that instant, my societal relevance plummeted. Marketers, pollsters, and countless other makers and trackers of taste, trends, and zeitgeist lost interest in me. That's OK, since I've been losing...
Faux Foie Gras Follies
To a consumer of libertarian bloggage, the observation of the government getting something wrong would be a betrayal of bland banality. But New York City's foie gras ban is not just wrong, it is a case study in the ecosystem of government wrongness. The most obvious...
Sunday Musings #1
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of a recurring (and likely irregular) series of quick-hits. Because, not everything needs a thousand words. Thanks for reading! Marked Forever Hot on the heels of President Trump's impeachment acquittal by the Senate (and, truth be...
To Serve, or to Rule?
William McGurn, over at the Wall Street Journal, recently pondered why Democratic Presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar has declared that won't release her list of potential Supreme Court judges unless and until after she wins the Presidency. While it was standard...
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