Welmer

Even as the same thought was brewing in my mind, a few of the bloggers I read, including Roissy, Novaseeker and Whiskey, have written about happiness recently. It strikes me that it’s become almost taboo, for men in particular, to ponder what it is that makes us happy. There is always the thinly veiled suggestion [...]

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There have been a number of arguments both for and against hate crime laws, most of which revolve around emotional issues of justice/injustice and fears of victimization by either other demographic groups or the courts. Proponents say that enforcing harmony with the law protects disempowered or marginal groups from being victimized, while opponents often argue [...]

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I’ve got a bit more time on my hands than I need right now, so I’d like to start blogging the King County courthouse every week or two. I have something of an interest in family law, so I thought I might focus on that for starters. Recently, I’ve realized how little Americans know about [...]

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Despite the jubilation over the Easter rescue of Captain Richard Phillips and the shooting of his captors, the problem of Somali piracy does not appear to be nearing a solution. There have been calls for the arming of merchant ships, which would require a change of international maritime law and could result in further bloodshed, [...]

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There have been a number of articles popping up in recent years about how advanced paternal age can negatively affect a child’s health. It seems at times that the aim of these pieces is to promote the idea that men have a “biological clock” just like women. Although that is the wrong way to look [...]

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Most of my favorite blogs are hosted for free by wordpress.com or blogspot.com, and while the templates they use are generally presentable, they would be better served by self-hosting with a good web host. Even a minimally customized WordPress blog offers far more flexibility and options than the free hosting services, and one can freely [...]

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In my last post concerning marriage I created a hellish picture of its current state, suggesting that there is sufficient cause for its abolition. I think it’s important for people to think seriously about this. When something has gone so horribly wrong as contemporary marriage has, it is time to evaluate its worth. We should [...]

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In contemporary society, the traditional form of marriage has been beaten down so thoroughly that it is only a shadow of its former self. Haggard, toothless, begging for any takers, the once formidable and revered institution of marriage as practiced in the West has stooped to subsisting primarily on the bridal fantasies of schoolgirls and [...]

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The last decade of real-estate hysteria has been more than just an economic catastrophe — it has dragged the American lifestyle in the wrong direction at the worst possible time. Just as energy shortages were on the horizon, we pumped up suburbs and exurbs, building prefab communities far away from the centers of economic production. [...]

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Introduction On Christmas Day last year I was reading an article about cattle breeding, recalled the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and suddenly an explanation for human homosexuality came to mind. As a fairly new parent, this issue, along with others concerning how people grow and what they ultimately become, has been on [...]

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