What Kurt Vonnegut said here is interesting, but I doubt it’s correct. Yes, people talk about religious people’s “imaginary friend in the sky,” which would be, of course, a remedy for loneliness. But I believe that the primary driver for …
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Elon Musk on Population Growth
The world population growth is 0.85%. In the developed world (OECD countries), it’s about 0.5%. It’s not credible to me that our civilization is threatened by this. But if I were concerned, I’d ask a scientist whose life’s work is …
American Wealth Management Firms
Could any C- high school kid believe that there are more top wealth management firms in Montana than there are in Florida, Texas, and California combined?
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German Engineering and Small Wind
At left we have something that illustrates why small wind is a concept in renewable energy that was abandoned about 15 years ago. Germans are respected around the world for the quality of their engineering. That’s good if you’re buying …
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Mr. Pillow Runs for Governor — In Minnesota!
Horrible idea, Mike. There are lots of intelligent and refined people in Minnesota who will recall that you helped Trump in his effort to overthrow the U.S. federal government following his 2020 election loss. They won’t think highly of that. …
Why Biden Is at Fault for Everything
There are more than 6200 miles of the U.S. border. If a terrorist crosses at any point and kills an American citizen, who is to blame? If you’re a garden-variety idiot, you blame the U.S. president. Can’t the occupant of …
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Hoaxes
When the poorest, least-educated Trump supporters are starving and dying of treatable diseases, this whole, pathetic refrain will morph into the following, and tens of millions of Americans will wear hats saying: The need for food is a Democratic hoax. …
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Concept in Small Wind
Here’s a concept in small wind for readers to check out. A few points: It’s not new. A few years ago, there was a nearly identical idea that came and went, when investors figured out that this concept, as all …
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The Tragedy of U.S. Healthcare
There must be a reason that our life expectancy here in the United States is slipping, while people in other countries in the developed world are living longer, healthier lives. Is it that, on average, 12 children get shot and …
Near-Death Experiences
Let me guess. He’s from a predominantly Christian country. Do people who have returned to life from brain-dead conditions in Japan or Israel tell stories about meeting Jesus?
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