Although he traveled extensively in the USA for about a year, the book is no travelogue. I was unprepared for how exciting the book was.    more »

For most people hiking or bicycling with other people makes it five times as much fun. But what do you do in a demographic no-man's-land?   more »

Thus it is quite natural for the modern environmentalist--living in a sterile and secular age--to fill the emotional vacuum with new ideologies that...   more »

He at least has the satisfaction of asserting a personal sovereignty over his valuable years, instead of surrendering them all to the System.    more »

An idea in a book is just disembodied intellect, and the reading of it is sterile and mechanical. But try to use that idea when investing and the idea sinks right into your skin tissue.   more »