How facts backfire

Sunday July 11, 2010

There was an article in the Boston Globe today entitled: How Facts Backfire. It makes the argument that facts alone are not enough to improve democracy. The article can be read here. My comments are below. Read More...

Healthcare on Sliders (1996)

Saturday October 24, 2009

A video clip from the TV show Sliders. lol Read More...

Ron Paul is Wrong Paul

Friday October 02, 2009

More observations on healthcare reform Read More...

ObamaCare: Morally Right and Mathematically Wrong

Saturday September 12, 2009

The ends and the means are at odds, which is typical. Read More...

The Incumbants Lose

Friday May 22, 2009

Congratulations to Doreen and Tim and their victory over the incumbants. Read More...

LIMERICKS ABOUT ECONOMISTS

Tuesday May 12, 2009

They speak for themselves. Enjoy. Read More...

I am on the ballot for Board of Selectman

Monday April 06, 2009

I filed papers to get on the ballot for Board of Selectman. The election is Tuesday, May 21, 2009. Read More...

The truth is stranger than scripture.

Friday April 03, 2009

Pregnant woman in Oklahoma have a license to kill. Read More...

An Open Letter to The Auburn Board of Selectmen

Thursday February 12, 2009

The BOS is trying to balance the budget. Who will take the burden of inflation? The economy is too volatile for any budget. The Communists could never accomplish a 5-year plan; we cannot meet a 5-month plan. Read More...

Down by the Riverside

Saturday February 07, 2009

This is the best music that I have heard for a long time. It is the Central Mass District Senior Concert chorus singing Down by the Riverside. It is just a bunch of high school kids! Fantastic. Listen Here. Read More...

Alternative Economics 101

Friday January 23, 2009

My Citizens Petition (see The Solution) received some local press. Bill Fortier of the Worcester Telegram has given me the perfect title for my work. Read More...

Joy on the Mall

Wednesday January 21, 2009

If so much joy can be found in the simple act of two men changing their jobs, imagine the joy if something really big occurred, and all our jobs changed! Read More...

Sign the Petition!

Thursday January 15, 2009

Economic reform does not come easy. Sign the petition, and spread the news. Read More...

Obama's Plan: Lipstick on Orwell

Sunday January 04, 2009

In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.-1984 Read More...

I Have A Dream

Saturday January 03, 2009

A better world is possible, if you can dream while awake. Read More...

Madoff and his Ponzi Scheme

Sunday December 28, 2008

In a ponzi scheme the victims are the predators. Read More...

What are thoughts?

Monday December 08, 2008

Somebody at a forum asked an interesting question. This was my response. Read More...

Now is the time for the Neo-Transcendentalists

Thursday December 04, 2008

What is the difference between Neo and the other characters in The Matrix? Read More...

A new old podcast

Monday November 17, 2008

This is a my first attempt at a podcast. I made it in 2006. It survived my data loss because it was on the server. As I recall, the foreclosure crisis was in its infancy when I recorded it. Read More...

What is Capitalism?

Tuesday October 28, 2008

Capitalism was meant to be an observed phenomenon within the study of economics, somehow it has become the scripture of economics, politics and religion. Read More...

McCain or Obama?

Tuesday October 28, 2008

This post is based on a discussion at a conservative Christian forum, concerning the differences between Obama and McCain. Despite claiming to be Christians, they believe in marketplace capitalism, and that the rich 'deserve' to be rich, and Marxism is evil and greedy. They can't see that greed is greed, no matter how it is organized. Read More...