Author Archives: jackpelham

The Gold Bar Metaphor

Posted on November 18, 2012 by jackpelham

See this gold bar? Chances are, you’ve never seen one laying on a neighbor’s lawn.  Likewise, I’d say that chances are pretty good that if you had one, you wouldn’t keep it out our your lawn, either. And why not?

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Am I Too Focused on the “Mind”?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by jackpelham

In a recent conversation on a religious forum, a participant expressed his opinion that I’m too focused on the mind and on facts, and not enough on other factors.  Here’s my reply. —————————————- In your summation, you wrote (emphasis added): … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Current Secession Mania

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jackpelham

I must admit that I find this entire topic to be insufferably tiring from the very beginning.  Not tiring in the sense that it is boring, but in the sense that most people involved in the discussion are so ill-informed … Continue reading →

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Deep Thoughts About Bathroom Hygiene

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jackpelham

As I aspire to be a deep and rational tinker, willing to call into question even the most deeply entrenched tenets of common human wisdom, I find that my thoughts are not always limited to the more traditional topics of … Continue reading →

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Dysrationalia: “I don’t know any moochers”

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jackpelham

In response to a recent article of mine entitled Entitlement Is Unnatural, a friend of a friend on Facebook decided to take exception there.  Not knowing much about this person’s take on the world, I attempted to patiently walk her … Continue reading →

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Unworthy of Upworthy?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jackpelham

It appears that I might just be unworthy of the website, Upworthy.com.  Having never heard of it before, my interest was piqued when I read this description on a friend’s Facebook post:

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“Not Yours to Give” by David Crocket

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jackpelham

NOTE:  The following piece is in the public domain, so I host it here without hesitation as one of the most poignant and powerful witnesses against the injustice of providing charity (whether personal or corporate) from the public treasury.  WARNING: … Continue reading →

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Advantages of the Paleo Diet

Posted on November 11, 2012 by jackpelham

Our family has been working on switching to the Paleo diet this past year.  We’ve had our struggles doing it—issues such as travel and living far from suitable markets, as well as more embarrassing items such as the occasional lack … Continue reading →

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New Definition of “Liberalism”

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jackpelham

I don’t normally like to get into discussions about “conservatism” or “liberalism” because not only do I find those words troublingly undefined, but I find those who use them to be far too cavalier for my taste—bantering about without really … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Inventors Gone?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jackpelham

NOTE: The following thoughts were posted in response to someone at DailyPaul.com asking the question posed by the title of this page. To your question, where have all the inventors gone?, I have no statistics to offer, and I have … Continue reading →

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