Demagogues The first two parts of this series presented counterarguments to the justifications for the administrative state and decried how blind dependence upon experts erodes self-confidence within society. This is […]
Category: Truth and Honesty
The Epoch of Experts, Part 2
The Effect on Society Part one of this series explored the evolution of the bureaucratic state. The key claim that enabled it to become the leviathan the founders feared was […]
The Epoch of Experts, Part 1
The Administrative State The framers of the Constitution devised a system of government that divided power among three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The intent was for the branches to […]
Marxism, Enemy of Freedom and Harmony
Divisions within society have always been problematic. Aristotle recognized that in any society there were essentially three classes: 1) the (jealous) poor, 2) the (greedy) rich, and 3) the middle. […]
Computer Modeling
Randy Larsen (best selling author of Our Own Worst Enemy) asked me to write a 1400-word article to explain computer modeling in laymen’s terms. This article was originally posted on […]
Who’s on top?
Anyone paying attention knows the United States is in peril. Of course, there are those in denial. There are also those who are cheering the downfall. But the inescapable fact […]
Report on US Voting System Requirements
As a seasoned computer architect, I was curious about the engineering behind our voting systems. BY Dennis Haugh After the negative reactions to the 2016 election results by the Democratic […]
Freedom to Fail
Of all the possible freedoms, the “freedom to take a risk” is overlooked but of paramount importance. Implicit in this freedom is the responsibility to accept a bad outcome. Every […]
Freedom First
Mike Rowe is an underappreciated American treasure. In addition to his contributions to opera and educational, entertaining programs like “Dirty Jobs,” Mike has identified very important fixes to the American […]
Grudge Justice
Since men and women have interacted with others, the individuals involved in the interaction have had to evaluate the “fairness” of the interaction. This is the root of the most […]
The Offense Principle: Destroyer of Free Speech
The states ratified what the First United States Congress proposed for protecting free speech on 15 Dec 1791. The First Amendment read: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment […]
Climate Change Observations and Metrics
This article was originally written in 2019 and will be updated. The author is pursuing looking at the IPCC models’ source code. In addition, there are new publications that expound […]
A Mostly Noncontact Sport
Americans can’t seem to agree on much of anything these days. In point of fact, Americans have always disagreed in their conclusions. That is the nature of liberty and freedom. […]
Computer Modeling
This article was originally posted on Randy Larsen’s website. Among other positions in my long career in the computer field, I spent five years building computer models. the representation, often […]
Uncertain Truth
Science is the search for truth. It is similar to a treasure hunt where we really don’t know what the treasure looks like. We make fun of the medieval thinking […]
