War
“War is too important to be left to the generals.” Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister WWI Sunrise...
Category: Politics
Election Spending
During the 2024 election cycle Democrats spent $4.5 billion and Republicans spent $3.5 billion trying to get your...
Endorsement
Apparently celebrity endorsements have a small effect on how people vote. Photo is of the bleached core of a...
Words Seldom Seen: Interregnum
Interregnum Noun: The period between governments. Originally the period between kings (regnum is Latin for...
Responsibility
"The presidency isn’t a prize; it's a responsibility." Prickly Pear Cacti in bloom in the Phoenix...
Pigs 2
You can’t stop politicians and their statist allies from acting like pigs at a trough. But in a democracy at...
Please Vote
“Voting is being part of something big while doing something small. It is very...
A Word for the Worried
Subscribe to The Rational Optimist Newsletter. Be reminded that technology is as important as politics in your...
Why Government
"The government’s role in society should be to educate the public and warn us about dangers not outlaw them. We...
Markets
“Over-leveraged markets function quite well, until they...
