Necessary Facts

Observations, reports, and discoveries that are true of necessity because they are perceivable and reasonable, empirical and logical, evidentiary and rational, synthetic and analytic. Truths are objective statements.

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Unscientific American

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I did not renew my subscription to Scientific American because it has devolved into a platform for collectivism. It is not merely the poli...

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Chopmarks

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Colin Gullberg’s book, Chopmarked Coins: A History; the silver coins used in China 1600-1935, provides an overview of interesting ...

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Megacities

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“Today there are more than 20 cities with over 10 million inhabitants. Some are sleek, modern, and hightech; others are filled wit...

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Virtues of Aviation Culture

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Aviation is unequivocal: flying your own airplane is forty-nine times more likely to result in your death than being a passenger in a comme...

Friday, December 7, 2012

Open Secrets

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Choose Your Virtues

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Virtue is contextual. It is easy to claim that honesty is the best policy. That would contradict the fact that no dress ever made any woman...

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Should Home Mortgages Enjoy Tax Benefits?

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(This essay began in slightly different form at The Pretense of Knowledge: A Shout-out to Von Hayek .) Should the federal government reduce...

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