Awareness, Intuition, and The Call
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer. Excerpt: The "don't risk everything on one play" philosophy appeals to our very survival instincts. When in immediate danger, take the course to get out of it. When in a jam, buy time. Live for another day. When it's 4th-and-2 on your own 28, punt. The "percentages" philosophy plays into our intellect. Our instincts may say the safest course is one way, but with knowledge and understanding, we see that there might be a better way. Sometimes the mind says "charge" when the instinct says "retreat." Sometimes the percentages say "go for it" and

The Sixth Monopoly
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer. Excerpt: A "self-governing" people aware of their own interests would seek to abolish or at least severely restrict these monopolies. The agenda of government today, however, is to institutionalize a sixth: the health monopoly.

Pelosi's Healthcare bill: an unprecedented attack on personal freedom
http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/pelosi-s-healthcare-bill-an-unprecedented-attack-on-personal-freedomSupporters of healthcare reform claim it's about accessible and low-cost health coverage for Americans. If that were true, they'd reject Nancy Pelosi's bill, HR 3962. Usually, critics write about the economic reasons. But there's another huge problem . . . The bill is an unprecedented attack on personal liberty. Please send a letter to Congr

The reason "the rest of us" aren't free
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer: http://partialobserver.com/article.cfm?id=3361Excerpt: I've seen it in Mexican restaurants in Chicago. Boys and girls of preteen or early teen years taking orders and working the cash register in the evening.I had no doubt they were the children of the owners. I don't know if there was an "offspring in a family-owned business exemption" to child labor laws. Even if there wasn't, no one seemed interested in cracking down on such places.Maybe regulation enforcers just look the other way when it comes to family operations, and the

In Praise of Alternative Media
Check out my latest at the Partial Observer - In Praise of Alternative Media Excerpt:"I can work out, clean the house, or perform menial tasks while listening to podcasts. With a sitcom, I'm compelled to sit and watch. I may laugh a lot - and laughter is good and healthy - but I won't be smarter or more satisfied with life when the show is over. My mind would not have been expanded by someone with information, ideas, or perspectives that challenge my own beliefs.I listen to alternative media not because I believe people with alternative theories and worldviews are always correct. I listen to see whether wha