Once we get past the major peripheral presidential campaign issues currently dominating social and left and right wing media, there are three subjects that deserve…
Author: skepticalobserver
My memory is not what it used to be and never was that good, so, when a FB friend asked if I have read Babbitt…
If you trace your ancestry to Ireland, Scotland, England, or France or if you came from the Vikings or if you are Catholic or Episcopalian…
“The attractive nuisance doctrine applies to the law of torts in the United States. It states that a landowner may be held liable for injuries to…
Easy Money, Pretentiousness, and Inequality: A Theory (December 30, 2013)
Posted in Equality and Inequality
I have clear memories of economics lectures from my paternal grandfather in the 1950’s and 1960’s about what would be the result of what he…
In my early days at Eastman Chemical, in the late 1960’s, I learned a lot of practical stuff about chemical plant construction, and a little…
Spain’s History of Tyranny, Tolerance, Tribute, and Territorial Struggles
Posted in Church and State, Culture and Diversity, History, and Travel
Originally posted 3/28/2012. Updated 7/28/2018 to include comments by the Montserrat Guide which were previously in a separate post. We just got back from a…
JFK and Changing Times
Posted in Culture and Diversity, Economics, History, and Politics
I was a senior at Vanderbilt on November 22, 1963, the day of President Kennedy’s assassination. JFK had visited Nashville and spoken at Vanderbilt’s Dudley…