The real pandemic is self-labelling. One is first an individual. We should stand on our own two feet, to be an individual.
Category: Nobody Asked, But
Karl Popper! Yes! Me Too!
“How despotism destroys the human sense of duty and responsibility, together with the people who try to fulfill them, may be seen from the unforgettable example of the White Rose in Munich, that close circle of students and one teacher who in the winter of 1942-43 put up posters calling for resistance to Hitler’s war.”
Good News, Bad News
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who divide things in two and those who don’t.
Orthogonality
One of my favorite words is orthogonality — perhaps because it is found only rarely. I owe my ownership of the word to my mentor from Kentucky State University, Dr. Terry Magel, formerly head of the Computer Science program.
Natural Law in Austin
Let’s face it. There is no single stroke of governance that will make the homeless campers of Austin, TX go away. You cannot put toothpaste back in a tube.
Give Yourself a Gift
I can think of no better gift to give yourself than to listen to Judge Andrew Napolitano delivering his address entitled Nation of Sheep. It is presented as part of EVC’s excellent Voluntaryist Voices podcast.
Oxymoron
We keep trying to make a silk purse of a sow’s ear, ie, voting for good and getting evil.
How Low the Bar?
In 250 years, we have moved only from being the chattel of Mad King George to being the chattel of mad POTUS.
Acrostic on Four Seasons
Nobody asked but … Four Seasons Floundering, foundering, foolish futility,Only lonely (sex store next door),Useless really (crematorium other side),Rude. Supercilious silliness, Effectiveness excised,Affect continued,Systematic deconstruction = hot mess,Organized disorganization, Nonsense with a clandestine aimSwitcheroo. — Kilgore Forelle
The Wrong Take on Freedom
You are free until your particles collide with another, larger set of particles. There are no rules, no legislation that can undo that collision.