Things Unfolding as They Did II

I didn’t mean to sound so oracular last post. Let me expiate by filling in a little. The claim is that things unfolding as they did from the big bang, including such things as an ordinary trip to the store as ordinarily described, had a probability either of 1 or something exquisitely close to 0. In light of quantum theory, it is almost certainly the latter.

The Probability of Things Unfolding as They Did

Measured from the early big bang, the probability that you would buy just those items you picked up on your last trip to the store could only be either 1 or a number distinguishable from 0 only by a quantity smaller than humankind has ever used or even contemplated.

Mandates, Democratic Theory, and President Trump

It is common for a national leader who wins election by a large margin to claim a mandate from the voters and a right and duty to make sweeping policy changes. It is also not uncommon for a candidate who barely squeaks by in an election to be cautious, proposing a less bold program, and seeking common ground with other parties. The current US president exhibits the opposite conduct.

Libertarian Island II: Individual Rights

In this second installment of the adventures of shipwrecked Libertarian Bob and Left Libertarian Ann somewhere in the south seas.