This is the last of a three-part series on the topic of genocide. Last time we looked at the United States Code definition of genocide, and explored some examples. This time we’ll consider the last statutory offense listed in the statute: “whoever transfers by force children of the group to another group; or […]
Last time we looked at genocide in the Bible. Genocide is perhaps the ugliest action against people that we can imagine. The idea of killing off ethnic groups of people is horrifying to nearly everyone. However, there are other forms of genocide which people normally don’t think of, some of which many […]
In common usage, the word genocide refers to large-scale slaughters of ethnic groups. The literal root meaning is to “kill genes.” This can happen on a small scale. If a man is murdered without producing offspring, his genes have been killed. His genetic material has been wiped off the face of the earth. If a […]
One of the essential ingredients for economic development, in tribes and nations, is a fair and reliable set of property rights. If nobody feels secure in their possessions, nobody will produce anything or build any wealth. We must exercise control and ownership over the fruits of our labors. Otherwise, whatever we produce […]
Our shows went well this week. My own family business is called “Threads n’ Things” and can be seen here: www.threadsnthings.org. It is a tailoring and tuxedo rental business. Both of these are somewhat declining industries, and both of them had relatively low barriers to entry. We chose these two businesses […]
Economical Computing
My old fast lap-top’s fan died, so I got a new older laptop and have been configuring it. I took this opportunity to finally dive into the Linux operating system head-first. I have spent the last 5 days learning the operating system and loading my software and documents, and basically getting all […]
My last article, Sex and Death in the Law, looked at capital punishment as it relates to sexual relationships in the Bible. This could be thought of as “bad sex,” or at least sex with bad results in a Biblical society. In this article we’ll explore “good sex” in the Bible. We’ll […]
