March 2021

When we think of health, we often think of doctors, nurses, prescriptions and hospitals, but they are mainly useful in helping us restore health after it is lost. Are diet and exercise the keys to good health? Despite being inundated with exhortations for diet and exercise, most Americans are overweight and out of shape. The […]

The opinion media are awash with articles and reports attempting to answer the question, “Is bitcoin real money?” It should be obvious to the reader that when applied to any of our modern fiat currencies, the phrase, “real money,” is an oxymoron. It may be less obvious that the phrase remains oxymoronic when applied to

The more I look into our American system of providing healthcare, the more convinced I am that almost all Americans would be better off with a minimally-regulated fee-for-service model wherein we pay the provider out of pocket for services rendered. Providers competing for business would have incentive to find less-expensive and more-efficient methods of providing

Idealism: is it good, or is it evil? Idealism, the allure of the ideal, motivates us to attempt to attain that ideal, to claim the prize of perfection. The world is surely a better place overall for the many who have visualized and sought a better way. So, idealism is a good thing, right? In