Curt Doolittle

Category: Commentary, Critique, and Response

  • (humor) —“A couple of hunters named Marx and Derrida are out in the woods when

    (humor)

    —“A couple of hunters named Marx and Derrida are out in the woods when Marx falls to the ground. He doesn’t seem to be breathing; his eyes are rolled back in his head. Derrida whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. The operator answers “This is Operator Rawls. What’s your emergency?” Derrida gasps to Operator Rawls: “My friend is dead! What can I do?” Operator Rawls says: “Take it easy. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.” There is silence, then a shot is heard. Derrida’s voice comes back on the line. He says, “OK, now what?”—

    Source date (UTC): 2018-06-01 10:17:00 UTC

  • (via Brandon Hayes) —“Rothbardian libertarianism is just the extremism of the

    (via Brandon Hayes)

    —“Rothbardian libertarianism is just the extremism of the Marxist prohibition on Private Property inverted into an the extremism of a Marxist prohibition on Common Property – despite the fact that property rights can only exist as a commons, and no polity can survive competition for people and trade, and against competitors without providing commons as the multipliers necessary to do so.”–Curt Doolittle:

    Source date (UTC): 2018-06-01 09:38:00 UTC

  • My answer to Are verbally fluent intellectuals often handicapped by their except

    My answer to Are verbally fluent intellectuals often handicapped by their exceptional verbal ability because it allows them to subconsciously manipulate their language to effortlessly produce verbally persuasive but otherwise questionable arguments? https://www.quora.com/Are-verbally-fluent-intellectuals-often-handicapped-by-their-exceptional-verbal-ability-because-it-allows-them-to-subconsciously-manipulate-their-language-to-effortlessly-produce-verbally-persuasive-but-otherwise/answer/Curt-Doolittle?srid=u4Qv

    Source date (UTC): 2018-06-01 00:33:20 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002347328500588545

  • “for use in ethics and politics”… 😉

    …”for use in ethics and politics”… 😉

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 21:39:43 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002303637467561985

    Reply addressees: @MartialSociety

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002284917714173952

    IN REPLY TO:

    @MartialSociety

    @curtdoolittle I agree with most of this, but disagree with the notion that economics is *only* meaningful in law and ethics. Price Theory (microeconomics) is useful in Industry, particularly its quantitative methods (linear algebra & calculus) of calculating optimal quantities & prices.

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002284917714173952

  • That’s patently not true. They care costly. They are cheaper than military war.

    That’s patently not true. They care costly. They are cheaper than military war. They are often if not always cheaper than loss of the spectrum of capital these wars are instituted to end. Peace is only drawn from future reserves.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 19:01:35 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002263839696703489

    Reply addressees: @dmataconis

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002263349713924097

    IN REPLY TO:

    @dmataconis

    Nobody wins a trade war. American businesses will be hurt. American consumers are going to be hurt. And American national interests are going to be hurt by engaging in a trade war with our most important allies.

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002263349713924097

  • Um. Excuse me. Let me help you. There is no ‘bulletproof’ backpack or body armor

    Um. Excuse me. Let me help you. There is no ‘bulletproof’ backpack or body armor. Rifle bullets go thru body armor, walls, steel, concrete, trees. There is nothing that a series of bullets will not penetrate. The only solution is armed men with zero tolerance.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 13:29:44 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1002180328537149440

  • “BOOK” ENDING THE JEWISH AUSTRIAN (MISESIAN-ROTHBARDIAN) PSEUDOSCIENCE This ‘art

    https://propertarianism.com/2018/05/01/economic-intuitionism-or-scientific-praxeology/THE “BOOK” ENDING THE JEWISH AUSTRIAN (MISESIAN-ROTHBARDIAN) PSEUDOSCIENCE

    This ‘article’ is 21K words, or approximately an 80 page book, on ‘Correcting’ the Misesian (Jewish) wing, of the ‘Austrian'(Mengerian) school. It ‘corrects’ Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe – and indirectly explains Hayek.

    I’ve put it into book form but i can’t afford to edit it and release it because my other projects take precedence.

    There are a total of 200 pages or so in the book, which includes ideas from other posts on my site. However, for the truly interested party, the entire argument is in that shorter version.

    Um, in simple terms, Just as Marxism, Libertarianism, Neoconservatism, Feminism, and Postmodernism (as well as the abrahamic religions) are elaborate sophisms, Misesian Economics consist of a single valuable insight (operationalism), made useless by a sea of sophisms.

    I’m aware that probably only Hoppe can debate me at this level, but someone with MA or PhD in the philosophy of science should be able to keep up. If you are deeply enough involved in libertarian theory it may help you quite a bit transition.

    But remember that the reason you are susceptible to rothbardianism is that you are suggestible. There are very few of us who are not suggestible (meaning we have very high agency.)

    https://propertarianism.com/2018/05/01/economic-intuitionism-or-scientific-praxeology/

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 11:42:00 UTC

  • “BOOK” ENDING THE JEWISH AUSTRIAN (MISESIAN-ROTHBARDIAN) PSEUDOSCIENCE This ‘art

    https://propertarianism.com/2018/05/01/economic-intuitionism-or-scientific-praxeology/THE “BOOK” ENDING THE JEWISH AUSTRIAN (MISESIAN-ROTHBARDIAN) PSEUDOSCIENCE

    This ‘article’ is 21K words, or approximately an 80 page book, on ‘Correcting’ the Misesian (Jewish) wing, of the ‘Austrian'(Mengerian) school. It ‘corrects’ Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe – and indirectly explains Hayek.

    I’ve put it into book form but i can’t afford to edit it and release it because my other projects take precedence.

    There are a total of 200 pages or so in the book, which includes ideas from other posts on my site. However, for the truly interested party, the entire argument is in that shorter version.

    Um, in simple terms, Just as Marxism, Libertarianism, Neoconservatism, Feminism, and Postmodernism (as well as the abrahamic religions) are elaborate sophisms, Misesian Economics consist of a single valuable insight (operationalism), made useless by a sea of sophisms.

    I’m aware that probably only Hoppe can debate me at this level, but someone with MA or PhD in the philosophy of science should be able to keep up. If you are deeply enough involved in libertarian theory it may help you quite a bit transition.

    But remember that the reason you are susceptible to rothbardianism is that you are suggestible. There are very few of us who are not suggestible (meaning we have very high agency.)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 11:42:00 UTC

  • Untitled

    http://jwatch.us/CMpGX9

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 11:08:00 UTC

  • “Of all evil I deem you capable: Therefore I want good from you. Verily, I have

    —“Of all evil I deem you capable: Therefore I want good from you. Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws.”—Friedrich Nietzsche

    (h/t:Amed Reda)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-05-31 08:29:00 UTC