Connecting the dots is a multiple stage process. The first stage is to do what anthropologists do and that is to codify or break down a problem in its component parts so the part that you identify makes sense. For example if we were to examine global warming, we would try to find some…
All men are created equal and it follows that all women are created equal. The United States Constitution states this and one would hope most of us believe it. Almost opposite to everyone being equal is the concept and practice of discrimination. Discrimination typically holds a belief that one or more groups is/are superior…
One portion of the United States electorate seems incapable or not willing to take the time to connect the dots and thus render a good intelligent political decision when supporting political candidates and legislation. By this we mean the process of collecting various bits of information and making sense from it not as a…
The following graph was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Not In Labor Force, Want A Job Now”. The newspapers July 10th, 2011 reported a significant increase in the unemployment rate. The graph shown below attempts to show the rather fast increase starting in 2008. We marked the bottom points from 2008 and…
When one takes an overall top down view of Libertarian philosophy and the Libertarian Party one might immediately think that this philosophy should work best during the birth and expansion periods of this country when individual personal action, individual power, individual initiative were of paramount importance in a challenging environment of the times. Individuals…
Our economy is a very large and can be sort of understood if it is viewed as a three leg stool. Businesses spending, personal buying and government program spending are the three legs. If any one leg gets short, meaning, problematic, one or two other legs should make up the difference. This last recession…
