Political Essays & Commentaries

Upcoming DNC meeting
The Democrats need to cut ties to Wall Street and K-Street. (2 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)
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)
Twenty Twenty-Four
My concept of updating George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four for our modern world. (16 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)
Universal Basic Income
Thoughts on advantages, disadvanages, and limitations of Universal Basic Income in solving US problems. (6 minutes)