Dave is a professional coach and a volunteer advocate for international liberty and international animal welfare.


I Survived, Part II of X: Blue Lights, Long Night

December 11, 2017

“The game is afoot.”        — Sherlock Holmes I had put the house on the market more than a year earlier. Antoine de Saint-Exupery writes of mourning the loss of friends: “It is idle, having planted an acorn in the morning, to expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.” […]

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I Survived, Part I of X: My Least Favorite Night

December 10, 2017

“Life is like stepping onto a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink.”        — Attributed to Shunryu Suzuki On the night of July 18, 2016, I was in my office on the second floor of my home in central Virginia, near Charlottesville. It was about a quarter past […]

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Haiku: Fourth of July, 2017

July 4, 2017

Fireworks like war, Smoke like the terror attack. The sky offers peace.

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Trump Is Not My President

January 21, 2017

Donald Trump is not my president. Nor is he your president, even if you voted for him. The position he now holds is chief executive of the U.S. government and head of state. The people are not the government, and the state is not the country. Consider some additional misconceptions that encourage submission to the […]

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Observations on the United Kingdom’s Exit from the European Union

June 25, 2016

The United Kingdom’s rejection of continued membership in the European Union is a good outcome, but it is not a reason to celebrate populism. Populism means the defiance of principle and an appeal to the mob. Unfortunately, much of the support for the UK’s exit appears to have been based on opposition to immigration, including […]

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U.S. Presidential Campaign: Vile Politicians, Evil State

March 24, 2016

Politics is important only as a reflection of a country’s follies and as a lesson in the need for liberty – life without rulers. The current presidential campaign reveals American pathologies and reinforces the need to reject the state. To decry the quality of candidates is to miss the fundamental problem. Vile and vulgar politicians […]

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South Africa Needs Free Trade

December 11, 2015

Consider a vision — a free, peaceful, and prosperous South Africa. Economic freedom is the foundation for achieving this vision. Free trade is vital to the foundation and will stimulate further economic freedom. While freedom is indivisible, economic freedom is key. As I recently wrote, “Economic freedom, combined with a culture of capitalism, leads to […]

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Liberty and Entrepreneurship in Ghana

October 23, 2015

It was a pleasure to make a presentation via Skype to the Bastiat Institute of Liberty and Entrepreneurship’s Youth Entrepreneurship Seminar in Tema, Ghana on August 30th, 2015. This article, adapted from the presentation, includes expanded and updated information. The principles discussed apply to all countries. The people of Ghana need economic freedom and entrepreneurship to […]

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Politics Is Beneath Contempt

October 1, 2015

I share economist Donald J. Boudreaux’s view of politics: “repulsive and beneath contempt.” I also share his view of politicians: As a rule, politicians are untrustworthy, duplicitous, and cowardly; they are people who have an unusually powerful craving for power and fame; and the successful among them typically possess an unusual talent for camouflaging their craving […]

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Human Rights and Economic Freedom in Afghanistan

September 21, 2015

It was an honor to make a presentation via Skype to the Human Rights Club of the Afghanistan Economic & Legal Studies Organization (AELSO) on September 5th, 2015. This article is adapted from the presentation. The principles discussed apply to all countries. AELSO is a member of the Atlas Network. AELSO’s mission is “to promote the values […]

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