Political Essays & Commentaries

Twenty Twenty-Four

My concept of updating George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four for our modern world. (16 minutes)

Universal Basic Income

Thoughts on advantages, disadvanages, and limitations of Universal Basic Income in solving US problems. (6 minutes)

Authority vs Wisdom in Politics

When leaders only look at their authority to take action, and do not consult wisdom, badness results. (4 minutes)

Fixing health insurance's inappropriate denails

There is no penalty for health insurers denying claims inappropriately. It may benefit them, and it puts a burden on the rest of the way. One way to fix it is to put a cost on them for inappropriate denails. (8 minutes)

Guns & City vs. Country

Instead of pointless bickering, let's try to understand why we don't understand one another when it comes to gun attitudes. (12 minutes)

"Freedom To" vs "Freedom from"

We mostly think of freedom as *freedom to* do something, and we forget or ignore *freedom from* things. Let's consider and compare the two. (25 minutes)