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Using Ockhamโ€™s Razor as an Axe

Andrew Haines

I am sick of hearing about Ockham’s Razor. Not because I think it’s an unimportant thing to understand, mind you, but rather because it has been almost universally misunderstood...

The Kingโ€™s Good Speaker

Andrew Haines

The great English statesman, Sir Thomas More, is often and justly revered as the patron of conscience rights. Despite a lifetime of faithful and diligent service to King Henry...