Hold Fast To Truth
Holding fast to truth is not an easy path, but it is the least difficult of all other alternatives.
This is a tribute to Alexander Solzhenitsyn's 1974 essay "Live Not By Lies"*
Paradise Found - Interim Update
My wife and I are trying really hard not to sabotage our move back to the U.S. by making any assumptions about what it's going to be like.
You Get What You Incentivize (Newsletter 016)
If your appetite is unlimited, no amount will ever be sufficient to satisfy your wants. No amount of tax is "fair" when there is no limit on what you aim to spend and redistribute.
Freedom Of Speech
We each have a role to play in making the world the way we want it to be, and this extends to how we interact with our fellow citizens.
Is Congress Suffering From ADHD?
Can an entire branch of government be suffering from a mental disorder?
Ten Things We Can All Agree On
We are so consumed with fighting over our disagreements, that we have lost sight of how much we all agree on.
You’re On Double Secret Probation!
Go ahead, live your life. Ignore cancel culture so it can die the ignoble death it deserves.
Opinions Are (Mostly) Free (Newsletter 003)
Greetings friends! James Bellerjeau here.
Three is a powerful number, as far as these things go. It is in fact
Pull The Emergency (Debt) Brake
The problems the U.S. faces with both its regular deficit spending and its expanding debt to GDP ratio are serious but solvable. Waiting until disaster strikes would mean the remedy would be that much more painful: think Greece or Venezuela.