This essay is about wealth.  As background I will provide a brief summary of the conclusions of the first essay in this “Invisible Hand” series which examined the physical object nature of our money and some of the unfortunate consequences … Read more

This essay is about war.  As background I will provide a brief summary of the conclusions of the first essay in this “Invisible Hand” series which examined the physical object nature of our money and some of the unfortunate consequences … Read more

This essay is about vice.  No, not the workshop tool for holding things steady.  More the kind of things the police maintain a vice squad for and the kinds of things your mother warned you about and your preacher railed … Read more

This essay is about value.  As background I will provide a brief summary of the conclusions of the first essay in this “Invisible Hand” series which examined the physical object nature of our money and some of the unfortunate consequences … Read more

This essay is about sports both professional and amateur. Overall, sports are mostly good for you. That’s because they involve exercise which is essential for good health. Sports also reward effort, preparation, and courage. People who do such things as … Read more

This essay is about space. No, not parking space, living room space, or that empty space between some people’s ears. I’m talking space between planets, between suns, between galaxies. I’m talking space in the astronomical sense or the cosmological sense. … Read more

This essay is about slavery, from ancient times to the present day.  As background I will provide a brief summary of the conclusions of the first “Invisible Hand” series essay which examined the physical object nature of our money and … Read more

This essay is about show business and the media. Almost everyone likes a good show. Humanity has had storytellers and jokesters for as long as there have been people, I am sure. I am told that among the Inuit peoples … Read more

This essay is about rights.  As background I will provide a brief summary of the conclusions of the first essay in this “Invisible Hand” series which examined the physical object nature of our money and some of the unfortunate consequences … Read more

This essay’s main theme concerns revolution. The year is 154 BCE. The location, China. Seven princes of the Han dynasty are plotting a revolution. They are resisting the centralization of the government. (One might consider this a “state’s rights” issue.) … Read more