Month: February 2010

• The Moral Cocoon versus The Intellectual Cocoon

  There’s a lot of talk about homeschool children growing up in a cocoon.   Should they?   Yes, and no. Yes to the moral cocoon, no to the intellectual cocoon. These two should be sharply distinguished by parents and treated oppositely. Cultivate the first; discard the second. But first:  almost every parent creates a cocoon of some type for…

• The Ponzi Molecule

  Atoms have charges which pre-dispose them to particular molecular combinations.   Congresspeople are the atoms in our political system.   They also carry “charges” which pre-dispose them to create particular laws.    This charge has nothing to do with party or even political philosophy, because in the modern era, re-election depends on bringing back to your district more than your taxpayers put in.  …