Category: Daily Column

Ups and downs.

The things we own, use, and consume are all produced by processes that require ever more complex automation...

Booms, busts, and the growth of government.

Booms, busts, and the growth of government. Governments love “booms”. We recently saw, for instance, a “boom” in...

Underground, on the ground, above the ground.

We see holes in the ground made by animals that live beneath the surface. After a snow, tracks...

Leaving politics.

Many are rightfully worried about the state of the economy and the insane tinkering that supposedly brilliant thinkers...

Highlands, lowlands, and slopes.

Scotland is a metaphor for life. At any given time, each of us is either in the highlands,...

A day to be thankful for programming.

Thank you, God, for programming the entire universe. Thank you for programming my ancestors who made my existence...

Pascal on prophecies.

In reading Pascal, one is struck by his respect for, and puzzlement about, the Jews. He seems to...

Prophecies.

It’s hard to read the Old Testament without marveling at the prophets and the accuracy of their predictions....

Herding the “herd in the bulge” .

The huge bulge in the center two thirds of the bell curve does not contain those who should...

Catholic Fundamentalism

Catholic Fundamentalism combines two politically incorrect words that make most liberals turn away. You can watch them thinking...