Category: Real World

World’s Only Perfect Woman is generally a much better cook than I am. But for some reason, I usually end up cooking when we’re having bacon. I have evidence that there are people who cook bacon better than I do. But here’s the easy stuff for people who’ve never had someone to get them started.…

I just got done reading a awful science fiction novel. Part of the reason it was bad was because the author did not understand economics, being so eager to mock capitalism that he got caught up in things that capitalism is not, so let’s back up a moment here and look at. Resources are things…

People seem a little fuzzy about the concept of adulthood and legal adulthood, so let’s take a look at. Adulthood is that state where a person has been adjudged by society and the culture to be capable of making their own decisions and dealing with the consequences of those decisions. There are responsibilities that come…

Capitalism gets a lot of bad press. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that since capitalism has no press agent, it’s a convenient whipping boy for governmental failures. But when you examine the actual historical record, what capitalism gets blamed for is damned near always the product of government meddling with the market.…