Here’s an excerpt from “Letter to a Christian Nation,” by Sam Harris, that I really liked.
The path less traveled.
Here’s an excerpt from “Letter to a Christian Nation,” by Sam Harris, that I really liked.
When I get pulled into a discussion on the topic of religion, I usually end up leaving with many frustrating thoughts. In the most recent…
According to Milton Friedman, the problem with socialism isn’t its intentions; the notions of government helping those in need, and protecting the disadvantaged are honorable. The problem is that when implemented, public funds inevitably end up in the wrong hands, and far more people exploit protection than benefit from it.
In his excellent book, “Innumeracy,” John Allen Paulos presents a number of surprising and important consequences of our general lack of understanding of the principles of mathematics; particularly, statistics, probability and the influence of large and small numbers.
In a Wall Street Journal article related to Twitter’s settling of a privacy-related case, Consumer Protection Bureau Director David Vladeck states: Consumers who use social…
“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and…
Obviously not a perfect analogy, but I found it cute nonetheless.
Timely quotes from Thomas Jefferson: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to…
Shirky: Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality. This is a very interesting article discussing the apparent fact that when a society can freely choose among a…
Elephant I came across this anecdote from Roger Ebert: Let me tell you a story. The day after Columbine, I was interviewed for the Tom…
