A woman I never met in person died today. Yes, that happens all the time, but in this case I feel … guilty.
Tag: health
My Top Ten Recommended Areas of Change for the NVC Network
For quite a number of years I have strongly desired great changes to take place in the NVC world, in hopes of having NVC grow, reach out, and be more effective with different people around the world. Perhaps now is an opportunity for some of the changes that I would like to see to come about, and if so, I would like to do what I can to assist this in happening.
It’s Just Life
I just spent the past two weeks visiting with my son. It’s nice to have both my surviving kids with me whenever I can–but I hurt because I can’t stop thinking of it in that way: “my surviving kids.”
Childhood is a Lifelong Burden
You have to forgive those who reared you so you can move forward and decide, on your own terms, what kind of person you are going to be. Then they cease to matter.
Why the Insurance Model Doesn’t Work for Healthcare
Healthcare is costing Americans trillions of dollars every year, yet they keep demanding more and more of it—all at little or no cost to themselves, of course.
An Apology For My Nastiness
I have no intention of backing off the slightest bit when it comes to condemning immoral and irrational ideas, and calling people out for advocating them. But I don’t need to—and I shouldn’t—get personally malicious in my remarks.
Nobody Has a Right to Healthcare
No, Obama, the goods and services which are categorized as healthcare are most certainly not a “right for everybody.” Such goods and services can only be obtained through purchase, charity, or theft.
A Critique of Stefan Molyneux’s Discussion with Stephan Kinsella on Schooling
One of my strategies in sniffing out unequal or one sided relationships is to always shift the players around. Lets say a politician asked the question “How do you manage the behavior of the people?” Your response would likely be something like “Who are you? I am not your subject to be managed!” Of course you are probably thinking, well this is the difference between a young child who lacks experience and mental capabilities and an adult. I would somewhat agree, but also have strong disagreement. There is a little bit more subtlety at work.
Defending a Free Nation
Most societies, at least in this century, handle the problem of national defense by having a large, well-armed, permanent military force, run by a centralized government, funded by taxation, and often (though not always) manned by conscription. Is this a solution that a free nation can or should follow?
Give Me a System, Not a Superstar
The best kind of system isn’t one whose functionality depends on the genius or goodness of the one at the helm. The best kind of system is one whose functionality can be sustained in spite of the lack of genius and goodness of those who take the helm.