“Peaceful transition of power” – This phrase has been uttered countless times over the last several months in relation Joe Biden’s election to replace President Donald Trump. Probably most of you have read, or even said, that phrase with emphasis on the peaceful part. I like peace. With respect to … Continue reading
Intro and Disclaimer Hi! again from quarantine. This is the second of two overviews of my thoughts about the COVID-19 crisis. If you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to watch or read the first as I think it’s more important than this one. Today, I’ll talk specifically about COVID-19 and … Continue reading
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is unique in this unfortunate way: the two major party candidates are the most unpopular candidates in (at least modern) American history. Their unpopularity is for good cause in both cases. Yet many people are likely to vote for one or the other, thereby imposing … Continue reading
This is Part 1 of 2 of what I have to say about the 2016 election. The major political parties have made foolish choices in nominating Presidential candidates, and I expect most American voters to make more foolish choices next week. Even so, I want to share a couple of … Continue reading
I was in the process of writing something about next week’s Presidential election. Little did I know, Edi had given Edison and Erin a writing assignment: write a LTE about the election. When I read Erin’s letter, I was impressed. Without further ado, I give you Erin’s view on the … Continue reading
Health Care Sharing Ministries (HCSMs) have become an increasingly frequent topic of conversation due to their exemption from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA has made itself rather unaffordable this year with large penalties for not buying unaffordable insurance. Consequently, people have become interested in finding a more affordable … Continue reading
In the course of criticizing the Free State Project (FSP) and its participants, some people have claimed that the FSP is a secessionist organization or that Free Staters are secessionists. In response, I’ll summarize the FSP’s actual position, why some Free Staters do favor secession, and why I don’t. I … Continue reading
This afternoon, Edi and I visited the Corrie ten Boom house in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The house is only accessible via guided tour, which is offered several times per day. A chain of events resulted in us taking the Dutch language tour with the assistance of a Dutch-American English translator … Continue reading
Yesterday, I attended my last meeting of the Free State Project board, after which my resignation became effective. This seems like a fitting time to review my time of service to the Free State Project. I began contributing to the Free State Project well before I joined the board. For … Continue reading
Occasionally I am asked, “what brought you to New Hampshire?” I can never seem to give a quick enough but good enough answer. Saying, “The Free State Project,” is inadequate, though true. After moving back to California in 1999, it didn’t take long to figure out that living in California … Continue reading
