Look, it’s pretty simple.
It is certainly not Congress that keeps this nation together and rolling… no, not the President. No figureheads or leaders can make the machine run – that is the responsibility of every person. There are some who believe that this nation is held together by the police, but there are simply not enough of them [...]
No More Frontiers, No More Discovery
I’ve been researching the history of my hometown and county: Fairfield, Iowa in Jefferson County. I know it’s a myth, the idea of pioneers and settlers “discovering” the land, when people have been living here since 10,000 BCE. And, of course, what happened to the Native Americans was freaking tragic. But the settlers themselves didn’t really think about [...]
In Praise of America.
I love America. It may not seem like it at first glance, (and certainly not after reading some of the things I’ve had to say about our government) but it’s true. Moreover, I believe that America has been a net profit of good for the world. Of course I’m not ruling out or glossing over [...]
Rejected: Minimal Amount
In the process of writing my second book, some articles/chapters don’t make the cut. I figured I’d post these rough first-drafts here instead of just throwing them away. This is the first time I’m typing this on a computer – up until now, this was handwritten. Read more about my second book here, and you [...]
Rebellious Thought for the Day.
“Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” ~ John Locke We live on a beach with a million lines drawn [...]
