I was born a lawnmower but now I am a pencil. You can’t erase me, but I can erase you. Literally. So don’t offend me.

The late Milton Friedman figures into this October 2025 video interview of me by Libertarianism.org. Topic: From “I, Pencil” to “I, Smartphone.”

Opposition arises every time new technology emerges. Often it is promoted by those whose livelihoods would be most directly affected. Their short-term, vested interest focus might grant them temporary security, but it does so at the expense of the well-being of everyone else.

You will be amazed at what goes into a handheld device that nearly everybody uses. Inspired by Leonard Read's famous piece, "I, Pencil," it will be a success if it becomes just a fraction of the classic Leonard's essay was.

A stone’s throw from the Idaho line, the town was a large work camp without a name but with a notorious reputation. It was described by a Chicago Tribune reporter as “the wickedest city in America.” (Image credit to the great painter and sculptor, Charlie Russell.)

Power rots the soul. Rare is the individual who becomes a better person for having possessed it.

In my mind, becoming a better person means striving to be a model in everything we do so that others will be inspired by our examples.

Few things anger me more than when an innocent animal is abused or neglected; such occasions make me wish I was a judge so I could throw the book at the guilty.

Genuine cultural progress occurs when individuals solve problems without resorting to politics or politicians.

Nearly 40 years ago, I went to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to interview the Finance Minister, Leslie Delatour. He was one of the smartest people I ever met. Afterwards, I published this interview. His time in the job was short but he did the right thing, as you can see from his amazing insights in this interview (click on headline). Sadly, he died of cancer in 2001 at the age of 51.

If you’ve supported the monstrous expansion of the federal government in recent decades, or if you’ve got a laundry list of things you want it to do because you think it’s not yet big enough, then don’t blow smoke about clean and honest politics. You’re part of the problem.

Hope is a potent stimulant. Never, ever, let it slip away. No matter what.

Born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.

Leftists are awfully selective about what’s “sustainable” and what isn’t.

What can we learn from the experience of the Roman Republic? Delivered at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, on September 30, 2025.

She had overcome huge challenges and proved that a woman could be just as good in business as any man—and far better than those who defrauded her with their depreciating paper money.

The City of New York on numerous occasions asked her for loans to keep the city from going broke.

With America’s 250th anniversary now only ten months away, Samuel Adams is one of those exquisitely interesting Founding Fathers with whom Americans ought to become reacquainted.

In honor of Leonard E. Read’s 127th birthday—September 26, 2025.

A pure democracy, even if possible, would quickly degenerate into the proverbial two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for lunch. It is NOT what the Founders gave us.