Year: 2024
Decoding Economics: Happiness and Taste
It’s the holiday season here in the U.S., so for this second post in my new series about useful ideas in economics, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about happiness and taste. In my previous post about the Real Economy, I said that consumption is the reason we have an economy. That sounded… Read more
Decoding Economics: The Real Economy
This is the first post of what I hope will be a series about some useful economic ideas. As fascinated as I am by economics, I have been frustrated by the way politicians and pundits discussed economic issues during this last election season. They just weren’t talking about economics the way I’m used to. So… Read more
Of Guns and Groomers
About a year ago, I had a brief Twitter/X exchange with John Lovell of the Warrior Poet Society. Lovell is a fairly well-respected figure in the firearms training community, and from the videos I had seen, he appeared to be a pretty thoughtful guy. So I was surprised to find out he was one of… Read more
A Heartfelt Message to Donald Trump
Congratulations, Mr. Trump, on your victory in the Presidential election. Your campaign was everything I expected it to be — and so much more — and you got the outcome you so very much wanted. I found it truly stunning, in every sense of the word. My fellow Americans have spoken clearly with their votes,… Read more
Tasha the Adventure Cat, part 2: Wounds
In part one, I recounted Tasha’s first full year with us, filled with accidents, surgery, and lots of fights with one of our other cats. Now that all that was behind us, we figured life with Tasha would be a lot less stressful. But Tasha is not a less stressful kind of cat. About eight… Read more