Vaccines and Mandates and You.

Vaccines and Mandates and You.

On the surface, it may *look* like President Joe Biden is flip-flopping, but it’s actually worse than a mere flip-flop.  In his sweeping federal vaccine mandate, Biden shows that he only believes in your rights when you’re doing what *he* wants you to do… and...

You own yourself. Entirely.

The Libertarian platform states, “Recognizing that abortion is a sensitive issue and that people can hold good-faith views on all sides, we believe that government should be kept out of the matter, leaving the question to each person for their conscientious...
The ACA is protecting anti-vaxers

The ACA is protecting anti-vaxers

I’m in favor of people getting vaccinated, but I’m against the government exerting any coercive pressure to force people to get vaccinated. In an ideal world, the free market would sort this out based on actual outcomes. Considering that health expenses...

Mary’s Bar

    The following is a fairly accurate representation of financial results when the government gets involved: This is how it works: Mary is the proprietor of a small neighborhood bar in Holyoke. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed...
Most of us don’t get the math

Most of us don’t get the math

I am not a doctor. I have a degree in computer science and have a love of probability. Please read accordingly. There’s a famous puzzle among math fans called the “Monty Hall” problem, that indicates how poorly most of us understand probability. Suppose you’re...
Politics Vs. Religion – by Jim Gray

Politics Vs. Religion – by Jim Gray

Recently I had breakfast with a truly good friend of mine when, among other things, the subject of politics in general came up.  And we agreed that so many people today treat politics like religion, i.e. some issues are so emotional that they can’t even discuss the...