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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…

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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…

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"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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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EUPHORIA

Teresa and I had the unprecedented privilege to attend the MAHA Inaugural Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria in Washington, D.C. last night…

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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…

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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…   

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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…

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CARBON CREDITS

Have you ever wondered about carbon credits?  Is it real?  Is it a scam? 

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EQUATE--NUTRITIONAL SHAKE

That's what it says, right there on the label.  The brand is Equate and the product is Nutritional Shake…

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