Only People, Not Corporations
“Corporations are people, too” is double-dipping on citizenship rights. Their leaders already have a vote and the means to voice their opinions.
Category: Non-Fiction
Dreaming in Sleep Apnea
My theory is that the many subconscious wakeups, reported in my sleep apnea study, reinitiate the same dream, when the wakeups occur frequently within a…
Creative Destruction and the Social Contract
Financially arranged consolidation is not creative destruction. It is the transfer of assets without pension responsibility
Nature Nurture Free Will
Is our behavior completely explained by nature and nurture or does individual free choice play a role?
Government Size and Role
It's always puzzled me - just what is the scope of government? And what is the individual's scope? That of course raises the issue of…
Gas Price Inflation
In Twilight Zone episode, gas is 32.9 cents/gal. Now it's 10 times higher. What's the inflation rate?
Black Hole Derivation
I was fiddling around with a particle accelerating to the speed of light in a gravitational field. I came up with r
Gore-Tex Invention
Another case where science moved by fits and starts rather than reasoned logic.
Obama The Good, the Bad, and the Uglies
The ugly came out in extreme supporters and opponents. Each believed they had the one true truth and the other side is evil incarnate. Compromise…
Minimum Wage Boosts GDP
More of the worker’s income goes into economic activity, increasing GDP while the owners build their savings.