EGGS AND SUPER BOWL BETS
News sources claim $1.3 billion was bet on the super bowl game. The same news sources are fixated on the price of eggs…
SUBSIDY NONSENSE
I'm in western Oklahoma on a farm consult and learning about farm subsidies. I know they now call it crop insurance, but let me tell you what I've learned out here in cotton country…
"WE WILL FAIL YOU"
I just walked in the door from speaking at a homeschool co-op in Bumpass, Virginia and hearing the most unbelievable story that must be shouted from the rooftops…
CRUCIFYING RFK JR.
I admit it: I'm mesmerized by the confirmation hearings of RFK Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services, a cabinet level position. I haven't watched every minute, but…
RISK ADJUSTED FACTOR SCORE
This weekend I had a fantastic long conversation with a surgeon who is working with several clinics to secure land and create a comprehensive wellness-oriented medical facility in Virginia…
JOEL DOCUMENTARY
Regular readers of my blog know I seldom use this to publicize something personal, but a new documentary about my life is going to be released today by Angel Studios…
WORST THING TO OWN
Before now, I always thought the worst thing an American could possess was a time share. After that, maybe a McDonald's meal…
BIRD FLU VECTOR
Ready for a blockbuster revelation? A new study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)--yes, those folks--just published in The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most profoundly Joel-confirming things I've seen in a long time…
LOCAL VS. FEDERAL
Broad brushes are problematic. A big fight is brewing between Trump and environmentalists in the west. The federal government owns 80 percent of the state of Nevada…
EQUATE--NUTRITIONAL SHAKE
That's what it says, right there on the label. The brand is Equate and the product is Nutritional Shake…