What Is Law, Actually?
There’s a saying I come back to often: If the penalty for breaking a rule is a fine, then that rule only exists for people who can’t afford to pay it.
People understand that. They may not say it in policy language. But they feel it, and when that gap goes unaddressed for long enough, something shifts. Trust erodes, not all at once, but steadily.
Oz Sighting #4: The Union That Stopped Listening
I believe in unions. I still do.
But belief isn't the same as silent support.
This is Oz Sighting #4 — what happens when any system stops listening to the people it's supposed to serve.
Cannabis as a Case Study: How Political Inertia Destroys Functional Markets
Cannabis was a chance to build something durable, humane, and locally rooted.
Instead, it became a case study in how slow politics quietly destroys functional systems — and then acts surprised when people stop believing.