What Happens When Law-Abiding Citizens Become Frightened for their Safety. — I’ve always felt safe I had never owned a gun. I spent 34 years in the Navy and frequently carried a weapon in my job. I shot a wide assortment of pistols, rifles, and larger weapons while training for Viet Nam.

Protecting risky behavior should not be policy. — A moral hazard occurs when people are protected from the consequences of their actions, thereby encouraging their taking more risks. Examples: A man burns his house to collect insurance when the insurance payoff is more than the value of the house. A banker makes risky investments because she knows the…

Now the Solution — Attribution Dr. John Abramson of the Harvard Medical School recently addressed current health care issues when he spoke a Big Pharma conference, and his research has been a great help in furthering my understanding of the issue. Background As compared with the world’s most free and wealthy nations, America spends more on…

What’s Wrong with our System? — Attribution: I am indebted to John Abramson of the Harvard Medical School for his insight as reported in the February 2023 edition of Imprimis. Health care is an issue I’ve been wanting to write about, and Dr. Abramson’s analysis has been invaluable. Higher Costs. U.S. annual cost per capita: $12,914 Cost in other…

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Navy Boot Camp As he climbed on the bus at the airport, Jake swore he’d maintain his cool. Like most of the thirty-eight others in his party, he knew very little about the Navy and wondered what awaited him. …

A Story of Life at Sea — In the Navy we had a tradition at the end of each assignment. Because each sailor’s assignment was for 3–5 years, as one drew near to the end of his tour, his excitement grew. When a sailor was completing his tour aboard a ship or a shore station, his status…

Higher Taxes are not the Solution — We’ll be bankrupt! The Social Security Administration predicts that the current system will be out of money within twelve years without major reform of the statute or reduction of benefits. Congress has been avoiding any major repairs for decades, both parties unwilling to risk the electoral damage it would take…

Panic at Facing a New Job — Alarm “Captain!”, the voice bellowed. “Yes, go ahead,” I replied. “Hospitalman First Class Gómez is dead, Captain. It looks like he killed himself.” That was the call I received not long after I arrived home for lunch. As commanding officer of a Navy minesweeper (MSO), I had just brought my…