The blog
Notes as I build -- what I'm trying, where my own work falls short of the five tests, and why I care. Follow along with RSS; no account needed.
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November 2, 2026
A Gift From Heaven? Artificial Intelligence and the Responsibility of Creation
If the intelligence that made AI possible is a gift from God, what responsibility do we bear for what we create with it?
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November 1, 2026
Seeing the World Through Someone Else's Eyes
Understanding another person doesn't mean surrendering what you believe. It means recognizing that your perspective isn't the only one worth understanding.
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November 1, 2026
The Compassion We Withhold: Donald Trump and the Mirror of Our Own Humanity
The second of two reflections inspired by Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments. What our willingness, or unwillingness, to extend compassion toward Donald Trump reveals about our own character.
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November 1, 2026
The Greatest Ruffian: Donald Trump and the Human Capacity for Sympathy
What Adam Smith understood about human nature, and what our judgments of Donald Trump may reveal about compassion, character and the limits of political loyalty.
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October 29, 2026
Reinforcing the Foundation
Liberty was the promise of 1776. What would it take to make that promise stronger in the economy we have today?
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October 29, 2026
What Good Will It Bring?
How a moment of personal reflection helped shape the philosophy behind Real Prosperity.
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October 28, 2026
I Know the Size of the Mountain
An acknowledgment of the enormous ambition behind Real Prosperity -- and why I believe the effort is worth making.
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October 28, 2026
No poor among them
Zion is the ideal. Real Prosperity is what I think imperfect people can build before we get there.
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October 28, 2026
The Pebble
How one simple principle could create ripples that change the economics of commerce.