I have pretty big feet. I mean, hardly any stores carry cute shoes in my size. Maybe it is because when shoes get my size, they often lose that cuteness they had at, say, size 7. I have lived with this since about 6th grade. I distinctly remember shopping for shoes with my mom and [...]
Archive | Fun Sharpening the Mind
RSS feed for this sectionA Christian Questions Imposing Biblical Law on Society for Government or Economics
The Bible doesn’t have a lot to say about politics or how to govern a country. The only example of a government chosen by God is His theocracy, which, strictly speaking, failed because of the wickedness of the human heart. And while no one rises to power without God’s allowing it, evil power exists because [...]
Understanding the Limits and Tyranny of Laws
I used to think that laws were necessary for orderly interaction. I now see that laws are often a trap that most people succumb to when they think they are getting to tell other people how to live. Laws that anyone makes that are to be enforced by a central agency, even if it seems [...]
A Butter Filled Exploration of Government Interference in the Economy
I am going to buy butter today. I foresee three possible outcomes, because I know the government monitors what I buy and sooner or later they will have something to say about it: The government will arbitrarily decide that a certain amount of butter is extravagant. The amount I buy will be over the accepted [...]
Profile of an Investor – A Lesson in Passing on Money Management Skills to Your Children
(This is a true story, but names have been withheld to protect privacy) When Mr. X was a boy, his dad was a business owner who worked hard 6 days a week. By this example, the children were taught the value of work, saving money, and taking good care of the house and the car [...]
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
 | |
