Monthly Archives: December 2017

I can hardly believe we’re at the end of 2017 already!  It’s been a trying year for some, and a great year for others, but we’ve made it through! What was a highlight of your year? I hope the end … Continue reading →

Drug-running cartels routinely conspire to bring their illegal products to market. Corporate executives conspire, usually legally, to enrich themselves at the expense of their investors. Prosecutors sometimes conspire to keep exculpatory evidence from the defense in criminal cases. The Organization … Continue reading →

Due to Christmas, we pushed back Stephen’s post to Tuesday.  Hope everyone had a nice weekend and has a good week ahead! A friend of mine once took the time to fully read a nearly hundred year olde tome upon … Continue reading →

Megan McArdle calls it ‘the economic death penalty’, the social punishment given to people who have violated social norms. Consider an accountant caught in the Enron scandal. This hypothetical accountant prepared fake accounts for Kenneth Lay. During the Enron prosecution … Continue reading →

Happy Monday everyone!  As always, a big thank you to Stephen Hall for today’s post.  A great deal of attention is paid to the first two Amendments to the Constitution, far too much in my far from humble opinion.    … Continue reading →

Over the past two weeks, I have written about the human tendency to believe in magic and witchcraft, and how those beliefs should influence or understanding of history. But we are the descendants of the same human beings who universally … Continue reading →

Today is Alabama’s special election for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions’ appointment. Let’s play the prediction game: who do you think will win, and by what margin? In Alabama, even a poor Republican candidate should win by about … Continue reading →

Hope everyone had a good weekend!  As always, Monday’s post is by Stephen Hall.  Thanks Stephen!     In recent political discussion and commentary a number of people have stated their opposition to Roy Moore, a candidate for US Senate from … Continue reading →

Today’s post is another submission by the marvelous MrsP!!  Thank you!! Have a great day!   Americans have been accustomed to the Civil Rights Act being a part of our rule of law. Yet, rights come from our Create not … Continue reading →

Belief shapes the way social groups interact with each other, sometimes leading to tragedy. In last week’s post, I wrote about the pervasive belief in magic and witchcraft. We are predisposed to believe in magic. But we men and women … Continue reading →