Natural phenomena like gravity or fire are incapable of forgiving misbehavior; they do not particularly care whether the individual is naive and inexperienced, or simply unserious and irresponsible. Ignorance wins the same prize as willful contempt.  These natural phenomena are not particularly hostile per se, but if you break the rules, they will kill you – and your downward journey will be gory and painful, in addition to the embarrassment of being entirely preventable.  The rules for managing a society are the same, as we are in the midst of discovering, yet again.  My writing is about this phenomenon. 

Within the relative peace and prosperity that followed World War II, we saw emerge a newly morphed religion, that is to say an existing religion that had fallen into disrepute, which then necessitated certain tweaks and modifications. This religion encourages us to engage in suicidal behaviors, to cease protecting our spouses and children (and ourselves), to denigrate and dismiss the struggles, achievements, victories, and lessons of our ancestors, and above all to pursue and embrace illogic, nonsense, even regression back into childishness and infantilism. Like tiptoeing around an open family secret, we are strongly discouraged from giving voice to what is obvious: the religion of collectivism acts like a heat pump for low intelligence – collecting and harvesting it, processing and concentrating it into a usable and potent destructive force. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Friedrich Hayek noted, this was Orwell’s entire point. Note this is not the same as saying that all who are involved in advocating collectivism are of low intelligence. Considerable specialized insight is required for heat pump design and maintenance.

Nevertheless, in such a world, to call out stupidity for what it is becomes an indictable offense – and that is without exaggeration.  To publicly point to sensitive truths or untruths may well land you in a prison cell or in a coffin.  We must pretend that obvious nonsense is wisdom, we must pretend to be confused and that the answer to our conundrum is not obvious – and yet it is, and painfully so.  Tragically, and with predictable outcomes, when the negative forces of collectivism are left to dominate, then well-meaning individuals and especially the youth, are left bobbing in an ocean of nonsense, atomized and disconnected, unsure of direction, cut off from methods of orientation, navigation, and force multiplication. This is of course intentional.

I have watched this trend developing since my late teens, with a mixture of curiosity, bewilderment, and disbelief, and I’m interested in doing what I can to contribute to its reversal. Observation and insight are key, but they must be paired with human connection - hence this site. I hold two graduate degrees (science and engineering), and have spent decades operating within highly-regulated industries. As my academic studies focused on the interface between science and public policy, I studied theory and practice. I observed the mechanisms by which the lords and wizards of knowledge wash and launder data, as they are selected and repurposed to support desired outcomes. I have also observed the sad hollowness of the professional classes our academic institutions produce. And I do mean sad, and I do mean hollow. Once you know what to look for, you will notice parallel mechanisms in all sectors - law, education, politics, banking/economics, etc.

I was born in 1965, on that plot of land between the beautiful Great Lakes of Huron, Erie, and Ontario. I’m old enough to know who the Burgermeister Meisterburger is. I started watching David Brinkley on Sunday mornings at age 15; for me, he was instantly recognizable as a class act (and a role model). William Edwards Deming was another - incredible man. Then came The Thomas Gang: Thomas Sowell, Cal Thomas and Clarence Thomas - all giants to me then, as well as today. I’m a mediocre golfer, but never cease to enjoy and appreciate the experience of good company and the privilege of hours spent walking those beautiful courses.  I try to always be grateful; all else flows from that.

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“The world seems overwhelmingly complex, full of intricate and unpredictable phenomena. But we have discovered that beneath those complexities lie deep simplicities, laws of nature...”

“When we understand the universe, our plans work and we feel good. Conversely, if we try to fly by jumping off a cliff and flapping our arms the universe will kill us.”

Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart. The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World. New York: Viking, 1994.