On Liberty, Wikileaks and Sullen Paranoia

“We in this country, in this generation, are — by destiny rather than choice — the watchmen on the walls of world freedom.” John F. Kennedy In America, we pride ourselves on freedom, first amendment rights and the ability to have extensive privacy protection. Yet, Wikileaks, Edward Snowden, Bradley Manning, Read more…

On Getting Skilled Art for Free

“Art is a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another.” ― Seth Godin Volunteering is a great thing.  Volunteers built the prohibition movement and the feminist movement that sprang out of it.  Volunteerism has driven the establishment of non-profit organizations and associations that perform Read more…

[Advice] Why Go to College: For the Rest of Us

Since the economic collapse of 2008, there have been many articles and blogs written about the importance (or lack of importance) of attending higher education for young people. This talk has taken place amid a backdrop of ever rising tuition costs, zero wage increases, artificially suppressed inflation, a boatload of Read more…

Acts 4:13

“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the star ship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.”–William Shatner How many times in your life does exhortation come to “go Read more…