Other Interests, Idea’s & Thoughts

Read about Dave’s interests beyond RC and aviation, including history, philosophy, economics, transportation, campers and personal commentary.

Equality and Freedom

A wonderful lecture given at NASA Langley. An interesting and engaging talk about equality, freedom a how government measures reduce freedom, opportunity and wealth for all from the bottom to the top. 53 minutes.

Lincoln

At this moment, I’m outside on my back porch, I’ve got some scraps of lumber, cut end pieces from a house in I am repairing. The fire is crackling, it’s not too cold to be warmed today. My wife and I just returned from seeing Lincoln. I must say...

Introducing Milton Friedman

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Friedman Milton Friedman, a Nobel Peace Prize winning economist who believes strongly in free markets. And, he’s not boring. Here is a great speach delivered in...

John Stossel freeloaders 3-25-11

Charles Darwin theorized (and I think quite correctly) If there is something there to eat, there will be something there eating it. It’s a fact of life that applies to economics as well as food sources. I know my readers are smart and will you’ll...

John Stossel – 99% Economic Illiteracy

Fundamental concepts; if they are taught in school, they obviously are not being learned. All of our problems are decades old if not centuries. The answers have been out there forever. Our choices in America are the evidence no many are learning. My name is Dave...