Amtrak series: Pick good metrics and stay on track, if it matters
As I mentioned, this weekend I came from Sacramento to Provo by Amtrak train. I flew to Sacramento on Southwest Airlines, buying a one-way ticket so I could decide later whether to depart from SAC or...
View ArticleMore Important to Teach Principles than Facts
This week I read The Leader in Me, Stephen Covey’s new book about teaching the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People to elementary school students. Schools in North Carolina, Alabama, Illinois,...
View ArticleWhat Motivates Us to Work and Create
I recently read Mind the Gap, an essay by Paul Graham on wealth, industry, and incentives. It’s almost 5 years old now, but it seems timely as our nation appears to be on a road toward socialism....
View ArticleWhen Society Stops Rewarding Industry, We See Galtism
Following up on what motivates us to work and create, I want to point out a few cases of “Galtism” in current events. (As background, John Galt is a character in Atlas Shrugged who leaves society when...
View ArticleThe value of free
I just bought Norah Jones’s latest single “Thinking About You” from Yahoo Music, a good song made better by the fact that it’s offered in 192 kbps unprotected MP3 format. That is, there’s no Digital...
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Immigration
Immigration is a magnificent thing. I want to see more of it, not less. As a country we may have misconceptions about immigration that actually make us worse off. I hope to persuade you to think...
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