Curt Doolittle

Author: Curt Doolittle

  • Aphorisms are informationally dense. But argumentatively parsimonious. And they

    Aphorisms are informationally dense. But argumentatively parsimonious.

    And they are very hard to craft. They must ring true.

    The secret is that they must be well constructed sets.

    As well constructed sets, they are self evident.

    And composing well constructed sets, requires knowledge of construction.

    Not mere knowledge of use.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-06-07 05:06:00 UTC

  • I am an anti-statist, and as such a libertarian, not an immoralist and thus a li

    I am an anti-statist, and as such a libertarian, not an immoralist and thus a libertine.

    Block and Rothbard are libertines.

    Just how it is.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-06-07 04:13:00 UTC

  • Why Are Russian People Such Bad Drivers?

    It’s not sampling bias. Russians are disproportionately dangerous drivers. Look up the data. There are just many more repressed people taking out their anger on the road than in many other cultures, plus more alcohol,poorly maintained vehicles, wet and icy roads, less consideration. However, if you get to drive in the middle east, it makes Russians look like churchgoing grandmothers by comparison.

    https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Russian-people-such-bad-drivers

  • Is The Cato Institute Libertarian In Political Views? How?

    Technically, Cato, is a classical liberal libertarian institution favoring small government, and the civil society. (Cato does work within the system and has an audience in DC because it works within the system.) The Heritage group also favors traditional society and classical liberalism. The majority of the remaining think tanks (FEI, etc) place more emphasis on economic policy and less on social (normative) rules.  Only the Mises Institute and its network advocates anarchism, and the Property and Freedom Society advocates private government. The Mises Institute takes advantage of the rabidly autistic male population seeking social connection on the internet, which gives them disproportionate presence relative to their nominal if not negative influence on policy and thought.

    https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Cato-Institute-libertarian-in-political-views-How

  • What Would A Political Economy Representative Of A Public Look Like?

    IMPOLITIC BUT CORRECT ANSWER: The lower the distribution of IQ below 106, the more socialist, and the higher the distribution of IQ above 106 the more individualist.  The higher the impulsivity (testosterone) the more insular the polity needs to be. The lower the impulsivity (testosterone) the more inclusive it can be. The lower the literacy the more authoritarian it must be. The higher the literacy the less authoritarian it can be. In all cases, smaller polities that reflect kin selection are preferable to larger heterogeneous polities.

    The data supports all these positions.

    https://www.quora.com/What-would-a-political-economy-representative-of-a-public-look-like

  • Should The Government Have The Right To Censor Videos Like Collateral Murder? Why Or Why Not?

    I WILL TRY TO DO THIS QUESTION JUSTICE.

    How you frame the question influences answers. I’ll try to give the correct answer by reframing the question slightly as other than yes or no.

    The philosophical question censorship is not whether government should have the ability, but (1) whether members of the military should or can sign a contract for secrecy inclusive of ‘accidents’ within the fog of war, and exclusive of deliberate immoral actions; and whether that contract has been broken by some member of the military or a non-military person, and (2) whether citizens, or heirs, should possess the universal standing to sue for reparations in the event that such actions subject them to harm. Censorship is always a license for bad behavior from governments, that too often specialize in bad behavior.  Restitution in court is a much more effective means of suppressing bad behavior on everyone’s part, citizen and government as well, than censorship which produces so many negative externalities.

    The combination of contract and harm under the law is superior to monopoly discretion on the part of a bureaucrat or politician with conflicting interests.

    https://www.quora.com/Should-the-government-have-the-right-to-censor-videos-like-Collateral-Murder-Why-or-why-not

  • Why Are Russian People Such Bad Drivers?

    It’s not sampling bias. Russians are disproportionately dangerous drivers. Look up the data. There are just many more repressed people taking out their anger on the road than in many other cultures, plus more alcohol,poorly maintained vehicles, wet and icy roads, less consideration. However, if you get to drive in the middle east, it makes Russians look like churchgoing grandmothers by comparison.

    https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Russian-people-such-bad-drivers

  • Is The Cato Institute Libertarian In Political Views? How?

    Technically, Cato, is a classical liberal libertarian institution favoring small government, and the civil society. (Cato does work within the system and has an audience in DC because it works within the system.) The Heritage group also favors traditional society and classical liberalism. The majority of the remaining think tanks (FEI, etc) place more emphasis on economic policy and less on social (normative) rules.  Only the Mises Institute and its network advocates anarchism, and the Property and Freedom Society advocates private government. The Mises Institute takes advantage of the rabidly autistic male population seeking social connection on the internet, which gives them disproportionate presence relative to their nominal if not negative influence on policy and thought.

    https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Cato-Institute-libertarian-in-political-views-How

  • What Would A Political Economy Representative Of A Public Look Like?

    IMPOLITIC BUT CORRECT ANSWER: The lower the distribution of IQ below 106, the more socialist, and the higher the distribution of IQ above 106 the more individualist.  The higher the impulsivity (testosterone) the more insular the polity needs to be. The lower the impulsivity (testosterone) the more inclusive it can be. The lower the literacy the more authoritarian it must be. The higher the literacy the less authoritarian it can be. In all cases, smaller polities that reflect kin selection are preferable to larger heterogeneous polities.

    The data supports all these positions.

    https://www.quora.com/What-would-a-political-economy-representative-of-a-public-look-like

  • Should The Government Have The Right To Censor Videos Like Collateral Murder? Why Or Why Not?

    I WILL TRY TO DO THIS QUESTION JUSTICE.

    How you frame the question influences answers. I’ll try to give the correct answer by reframing the question slightly as other than yes or no.

    The philosophical question censorship is not whether government should have the ability, but (1) whether members of the military should or can sign a contract for secrecy inclusive of ‘accidents’ within the fog of war, and exclusive of deliberate immoral actions; and whether that contract has been broken by some member of the military or a non-military person, and (2) whether citizens, or heirs, should possess the universal standing to sue for reparations in the event that such actions subject them to harm. Censorship is always a license for bad behavior from governments, that too often specialize in bad behavior.  Restitution in court is a much more effective means of suppressing bad behavior on everyone’s part, citizen and government as well, than censorship which produces so many negative externalities.

    The combination of contract and harm under the law is superior to monopoly discretion on the part of a bureaucrat or politician with conflicting interests.

    https://www.quora.com/Should-the-government-have-the-right-to-censor-videos-like-Collateral-Murder-Why-or-why-not