After 40 years, it seemed like a good time for me to reread Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series. (No relation to the tv show.) These classics bring to life something about the original, brave and individualistic … Continue reading
President Trump has repeatedly pointed to chloroquine, a drug known to treat malaria, as a potential remedy for the virus at the center of the pandemic. However, the media (CNN, MSNBC, the usual crowd) has proclaimed that if you overdose … Continue reading
Because I am a mental health professional, I’m being asked how to remain calm and hopeful during this crisis. I have two short answers: Science and resistance. Science is our hope. Science is the implementation of reason. Reason is our … Continue reading
Politicians are such sycophants. Take the Governor in my own state of Delaware. He’s not special in this regard. I’m noting him because I happen to live in Delaware, a small but beautiful state on the sea. In Ayn Rand’s … Continue reading
A rational approach to a pandemic (not happening): Don’t panic. Stay rational. Go about your business, as much as possible. Use common sense. Don’t spread germs. Don’t put yourself in a position to contact germs. Work together, be civil and … Continue reading
I like optimism. I like the attitude, “We will get through this. We will conquer the coronavirus, and then things will get back to normal.” But there’s a danger here. If we don’t OBJECTIVELY and CONCRETELY define what “conquering” the … Continue reading
“Senate Democrats’ coronavirus bailout plan could give each American $4,500”, according to Fox Business. Is giving every single American $4,500 a good thing? You bet! Free money! Yay! That can NEVER be a bad thing, right? In an economy where … Continue reading
Federal and state governments are shutting down essentially everything, indefinitely. The most vibrant and energetic economy in human history is grinding to a halt, and the cratering of the stock market reflects this. Yet only certain selected businesses will be … Continue reading
It’s amazing. The very same people — especially in Blue States — who vote for socialism, again and again, are the ones who flock to the store in a wild, CNN-driven or MSNBC-driven panic to stock their own shelves with … Continue reading
We’re closing restaurants, grounding planes, shutting churches and canceling literally EVERYTHING. So what’s next? If people cannot be allowed to breathe around each other, surely health clubs must close. And grocery stores. And drug stores, right? Pharmacies, for sure. And … Continue reading
In an era of government-sponsored corporatism and political correctness, it’s all about appearances. It’s all about proving a point. This is why so many of us are angry. It’s deeper than politics and government. It has to do with human … Continue reading
When people are afraid, they often will falsely believe that someone or something else will make it all better for them. “Someone is coming to rescue me” is the unarticulated emotion even many grown adults will feel. They revert to … Continue reading