Pat H

Pat H

Change: how it really happens

In a recent post about macro economics, Matthew Yglesias highlights this quote: “Truth never triumphs—its opponents just die out,” said Max Planck, “science advances one funeral at a time.” And continues with this comment: That’s one of those quotes where I’m…

Why pick on TSA?

First, let’s take a look at what they say they found during the period between March 16th and 22nd, 2012: Firearms: 29: 21 loaded; 8 unloaded 3 artfully concealed prohibited items found at checkpoints As far as I can tell, none of these people with firearms…

Real American values: Slavery in Texas in 1860

The opening sentence of L.P. Hartley’s 1953 novel, The Go-Between, says: “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” My genealogical research has shown that, through my father, half of my heritage is Southern, beginning in Virginia in…

Income growth: how 1% = 93%

Looking at a study published in early March of this year (using data from 2010) by Emmanual Saez, E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Equitable Growth, at the University of California, Berkeley, it’s clear that income inequality is real…

Health care: sparrows and cardboard boxes

Several years ago I sat next to a Frenchman on a flight from Paris to Washington DC. He stated that his country considered access to health care a human right and asked why my country didn’t provide it to its…

NRA concealed carry hoodies

You can buy your concealed carry hoodies from the NRA online store right now. Here’s their product description:  We want concealed carry to fit around your lifestyle – not the other way around. That’s why we developed the NRAstoreâ„¢ exclusive…