“I wrote this essay during my last term as a representative on the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin’s Executive Committee for that organization’s newsletter. With the coming of the political ‘silly season’ I offer it again here, to perhaps a wider audience, in the hopes that it might encourage civility among people who purport to work toward common goals.”
published in the 2004 winter Wisconsin Liberty and at Endervidualism on 4/8/06
"B.W. Richardson tagged me for the “Meme of Four” last Saturday. I’ve taken a while to respond, but better late than never, I hope."
published at Sunni's and the Conspirators on 3/11/06 and Endervidualism on 4/8/06
"[F]ictional characters do not have rights. If you have imaginary friends, they do not have rights. Only a real person can have rights. This applies to property rights, along with all other individual rights. ... In today’s world are there any fictional or imaginary entities which are thought by many people to have rights?"
published at Endervidualism on 9/19/05
"My mother brought me books to read while I was confined to bed. I especially liked Edgar Allen Poe. She also gave me a collection of Robert Louis Stevenson that included many stories other than the usual Treasure Island and Kidnapped. I still have most of those books."
published at Endervidualism on 5/31/05
"As in Frodo’s world, each of us makes choices which determine our own actions. Or as Gandalf said 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us'."
published at Endervidualism on 12/16/04
"Like a leaking septic tank the insidious effect of the State’s aggression is similar to a bacterial infection..."
published at Endervidualism on 2/23/04
Here is a short synopsis of this new web site.
published at Endervidualism on 2/9/04