Link: An Assessment of the Threat of Nuclear War

Byhenry May 15, 2017

This article from FiveThirtyEight.com is well worth reading: We’re Edging Closer to Nuclear War.

I’d Like to See an End to Christian Politics

Byhenry October 27, 2016

When I first set out to join a United Methodist congregation, I asked the pastor for definitive information on United Methodist beliefs. With much trepidation, he provided me with a United Methodist Discipline. I read the first hundred or so pages, not being too interested in the details of the church’s committee structures, including the…

Politics | The Economy

On Externalities and Libertarianism

Byhenry January 30, 2012

I’ve often wanted to write something about externalities, but I’ve never gotten the time. Specifically, I’m interested in how these relate to regulations and in turn to economic freedom. I lean libertarian, and many people who know that are surprised that I’m not always opposed to environmental regulations. Why is that? Well, Ed Brayton has…

Environment | Politics

Why Force when you can Encourage?

Byhenry March 7, 2007

I found this Washington Post article interesting. GM has a reputation for producing gas guzzlers here, but as a leader in fuel economy over in Europe. Why is this? “We could sell the OPC here and make money because gasoline is near $6 a gallon,” Lutz said. “If we had $6 gasoline in the United…

Politics

Why do you Believe . . .

Byhenry January 13, 2008

. . . the things that you do believe? I’m not talking here about religious faith, though this could impact some aspects of faith. I’m talking about just about any topic on which you choose to believe one source over another. I’ve seen a number of cases recently on blogs, in the mainstream media, in…

Christianity | Politics | Religion

Linking the Birth of Our Nation with the Birth of Our Savior

Byhenry December 23, 2010

Chuck Baldwin maintains that the birth of our Savior and the birth of our nation are closely linked. I’m afraid I don’t get it, even allowing all his facts, some of which I would dispute. I just don’t see the parallel between the guns of the revolution and the Babe of Bethlehem emptying himself of…