Robert Klassen's Columns

CA-MRSA

"There is a killer on the loose and the bureaucrats cannot protect us."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Taboo

"Being a member of a resuscitation team for 40 years, I’ve seen thousands of people die.  I knew some of them quite well, and a few were friends.  It always mystified me.  Where did the person go?"  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Restoring Confidence

"Recently I read an article based on the premise that Americans need to 'restore confidence' in their political government."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

The Trash 80

Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Livestock

"Fertile land is like gold, it’s there if you need it, and it’s there if you don’t."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Small Farm

"While I fully agree that gold is the best hedge against inflation, I think that fertile land is the ultimate hedge against social meltdown."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

The Wood Lot

"So it happened that Ralph Waldo Emerson and his wife owned a parcel of land a couple of miles out of Concord on the shore of Walden pond .  Our friend Thoreau received Emerson’s permission to carry out a small experiment there, and the rest is history."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Discovering Freedom

"I’m still reading Thoreau, and enjoying his humor, cleverness, clarity, honesty, and skill as never before.  He knew what freedom meant.  He was right."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

Looking Aside

"A loudmouthed braggart is almost always a liar, if not worse. Likewise the State."  Column by Robert Klassen.

 

State of the State

"The State is crumbling."  Column by new Root Striker Robert Klassen.