I was talking to a friend and reader this past weekend over the phone and he brought up a point that I do not spend enough time on in the paper, and that is the problem of survivorship bias. My friend had pointed out to me that one of my…

The Problem With Grain Agriculture While I was still living in Denver, I started to act on my dream of becoming a farmer. My aunt lived nearby and had a large corner lot. I convinced her to let me put in a garden along with raising a few backyard chickens…

One of the sure signs of spring are when the buzzards nest on the trees in town. They spread out their wings to catch the morning sun in an ominous embrace of the thawing bodies they intend to find. Death is one of those things that happens all winter long…

Having more transparency in the political process is a good thing; right? As a culture here in Colorado, and in the United States, there is an ever-growing belief that the ills of the political process can be solved using the tools of the digital era. These tools of transparency consist…

Originally published in the Wet Mountain Tribune on December 24, 2020 In the year 2020, humanity collided with the Problem of Induction. The question is, did we collectively learn anything from the pain caused by our crash? …

Over the years I have learned to appreciate Thanksgiving over all the other holidays, and no it's not because of the food, because it asks a fundamental question we humans often forget to ask ourselves; what are we thankful for? Philosophers since the dawn of history have consistently noted the…

When I was working as a broker-in-training at a Charles Schwab call center, I would often stare out the window near my cubical. On clear days, I could see a massive snow-capped mountain in the distance. Staring at that mountain, I remembered that as a boy, I looked at the…

Dear Stewart Brand, I have been deeply troubled by last nights presentation by Mariana Mazzucato. Your nice emailed summary of the talk pinpointed my uneasiness. In all of the talk about innovation, research, progress, private, public, returns, profits and investments, a fundamental long-term subject has been left out of the…

I am giving up one of my little secrets that have helped me to build my cattle herd. For me, this is how I arbitrage the price of beef cattle ranchers get paid vs the price customers will pay for grass-fed beef. The profit I make is enough to make…