Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Category: Prudence

  • Go Gray!

    The car of a neighbor sports a bumper sticker: "I vote pro-gun!" I say go gray.  Never advertise your political views when you are out and about in public.  These are dangerous times as polarization peaks and comity collapses. You must of course speak out, stand up, and prepare.  I am not advocating timid withdrawal…

  • Use it or Lose it?

    Substack latest. If you want to maintain your physical fitness, you must exercise regularly. Use it or lose it!  Not so long ago  I thought that the same principle had a political application: if you want to maintain your freedoms, you must exercise them.  Use 'em or lose 'em! But times have changed.  And when times change, the…

  • On Being Prudent in a Post-Consensus, No-Trust Society

    The young especially need to be very careful about what they say and to whom they say it.  The U. S. is becoming the S. U. To be on the safe side, never associate with leftists. (This is good advice even for leftists since they are famous for turning on their own for the 'sin'…