I've been gone for too long - I injured my hand that hampered typing and have also felt sluggishly uninspired of late. I need to change that but I AM in fact still here....my hand has healed well enough

Today we look at the United States Constitution's history and a few of the (most, in my opinion) important Amendments...strap in! "[A] bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every

It's VITAL to maintain open and honest dialogue and to protect speech in all forms. Here and now is another speaker whose views and delivery I do not always agree with but when the tide of his invective

“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being

The following clip is from Sam Harris' long form podcast* from 10/27/17 and delves rather deftly into an issue that I've had a hard time articulating but which I've felt for a while has been a growing

Killer shot I took in the Blue Ridge Mountains a couple years back.

Springtime for my Japanese Maple. Quick shot with my LG G5 this morning that turned out rather well I think. What do you think? -Ronin

This primer is designed to be like building blocks towards understanding the concepts of self-ownership, voluntaryism, and the free market. It employs a crawl-walk-swim philosophy wherein if a concept

So there I was, out for a brisk pre-dawn stroll by the waters of the nearly boundless Chesapeake Bay. It was early and entirely still; the only sounds are my bootsteps crunching on rocks and the gentle

In a time where the inundation of media barrages us 24/7/365 it is very easy to choose to insulate yourself in an echo chamber of like minded opinions and views. Those of us outside (and there IS an outside)

"Keep an open mind - but not so open that your brains fall out." - James Oberg “Critical thinking: The process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions

Sunrise at work. Minor editing with Snapseed

As I write this, the cool April air is a teasing chill in the early morning hours - there is still a little bite to the early spring weather. As is now usual, it's 230am and I'm at my “day job” alone with

Just a quick evening shot locally that I took a while back - LG G5 phone camera.

While this can't and won't suffice as my formal introduction (that will come shortly), it SHOULD preface that to give said introduction some weight and direction. What Ronin Philosophy IS is my philosophical