“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…
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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…
Reflections on JFK and Changing Times (Updated from 11/23/2013)
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…
Buy a House to Make a Home
Posted in Government, Inflation, and Investing
Over almost 52 years of marriage, my wife and I have rented eight and purchased eight residences. So we have considerable experience with both renting…
No Satisfaction? (1/4/2013)
Posted in Government, and Management
I thought of the Rolling Stones song in connection with my probably developing reputation as a permanent malcontent, never happy with the way things are,…
“Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.” – G. K. Chesterton What made me think of…