If mental illness rules out the possibility of terrorism, as our President and the military he runs want us to believe — then does this mean that terrorists are not insane? I didn’t realize, until the Fort Hood shooting, that … Continue reading
Former President Bill Clinton said last week he would have preferred to leave the White House “in a coffin” because he loved being commander in chief. “It’s good that we have a (term) limit. Otherwise I would have stayed until … Continue reading
You cannot make another happy, and nobody can make you happy. Happiness is too personal. People can help each other with all kinds of things, if they’re able and if they want to. Someone can give you a ride, or … Continue reading
In developing a business, brainstorming is important, not because all or most of the ideas will work, but 1-2 or 3 (out of 100) of them will work and that’s what matters. I have learned, in self-employment, that many ideas … Continue reading
Fox News interviewed the cousin of the killer at Fort Hood. The man, speaking in a calm and rational sounding voice, actually seemed to believe it when he claimed that his cousin must have been driven to do what he … Continue reading
Dear 535 voting members of the Congress: It is now official: You are all morons. The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 – you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke. Social Security was established … Continue reading
Do Republican victories in elections matter? Only to undercut Obama, because Obama is the anti-liberty force of the moment. However, the Republicans stand for nothing. We know this not because of their current performance, but primarily because of their past … Continue reading
As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. –Thomas Jefferson
Using a mental health or psychiatric label represents a convenient excuse. It provides cover for the label recipient who says, “I can’t help it. I have depression.” Or attention deficit disorder. Or narcissistic personality disorder. Or whatever the latest label … Continue reading
Somebody needs to tell the President that it’s not economic “growth” if the money is taken from those who produced it and given to the more politically favored who did not produce it. For example, taking money from a hard … Continue reading
You cannot change other people. You don’t even have to change them, if you don’t like what they’re doing. All you have to do is make your own behavior consistent with what you think of them, and what you think … Continue reading
There’s an old term in psychology called “secondary gain.” I prefer to call it “subjective secondary gain.” This refers to what you’re really getting out of something that is otherwise irrational. Another way I once heard it put was, “How … Continue reading