NO AND YES
“What you say no to defines your business more than what you say yes to.” My mentor Allan Nation hammered that into me years ago and I’ve never forgotten it…
YOUR FIST ON MY NOSE
For libertarians like me, the “your freedom ends when your fist hits my nose” is the litmus test for liberty. It seems simple enough when spoken initially, but it gets complicated in practice.
SEEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Most people who travel to foreign countries go to historical sites, museums, nature experiences and exotic shops….
EMBRACING DIFFERENT
Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow and I thought I’d do one more post about something I’ve become far more grateful for in later life than I was in my younger years…
BEYOND LABELS PODCAST
We’re starting Thanksgiving week, which usually engenders a spirit of gratitude and specifically thinking about our blessings…
PARALLEL ECONOMIES - AGRICULTURE
I had the distinct privilege and honor yesterday to speak here at Hillsdale College in Michigan. This college is a bastion of liberty and freedom, refusing even to take the GI bill because of the government strings attached…
VICIOUS VEGANS
I wish I knew how many times I’ve been accused of being a murderer, of being unable to love, of encouraging violence in society, all because I eat meat. Worse than that, I produce livestock to be eaten. Sin of all sins.
SOUTH AFRICA
Today is my first foray into transcontinental trips since covid, heading to South Africa and hosted by Hope Farm. Looks like 3 two-day masterclasses in three cities: Johannesburg, East London, and then Cape Town.
ALMONDS AND MILK
Lake Shasta, built in 1945 to meet the needs of six million residents and irrigate a third of California’s farmland is at 33 percent capacity. It’s never been that low since it began filling in 1945. Farmers are bulldozing out almond groves in the Central Valley due to lack of water…
ROUNDUP IS GREAT
Remember August 2018 when anti-chemical folks chortled over the first big jury trial win in the Monsanto/Bayer Roundup cancer trial?
CHILDREN’S BURDEN
I guested on Dr. Peter Osborne’s podcast today and he used an interesting statement worth sharing. We talked about fake meat and the anti-livestock craze to save the planet from incinerating…