The Spirited Reasoner

I’m reading Henry George’s Progress and Poverty.  His first task is to address what he sees as major flaws in Malthusian theory–that is, the notion that population tends to expand…

Those of you who follow the Spirited Reasoner know that I typically post new messages weekly. Today, I’m making an exception, because our government is making it a practice to…

On the advice of my son, I’ve begun reading Henry George’s classic work titled PROGRESS AND POVERTY. Although the book was written during the Gilded Age–the late 19th Century–it speaks…

Back in the days when I was practicing law, including client counseling and courtroom litigation, I sometimes wondered whether a clever computer could do it better. I wasn’t so much…

Remember the days when our nation’s brightest students could attend flagship universities at nominal cost, because We the People picked up 90 percent of the tab on their behalf? Remember…