Curt Doolittle

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  • should be more like the Swiss, atomized into a large number of tiny cantons run

    http://theumlaut.com/2013/11/25/nassim-talebs-probabilistic-minarchism/”….we should be more like the Swiss, atomized into a large number of tiny cantons run on the basis of direct democracy. This is another way of bounding negative outcomes—any extremely bad local policy can only have an impact on a very limited number of people.”

    Preaching to the Choir. However, this position is irreconcilably contradictory to the progressive self image and narrative: that we can do anything we can get away with and we will fix any negative outcomes later.

    Conservatism is an anti-fragile social philosophy.

    Progressivism is a fragile social philosophy.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-20 13:22:00 UTC

  • UNCONSTRAINED BY RELIGIOUS AND FEMINIST MORALISM” “In today’s punitive atmospher

    http://ideas.time.com/2013/12/16/its-a-mans-world-and-it-always-will-be/#ixzz2nev5pBy8″ROLLICK UNCONSTRAINED BY RELIGIOUS AND FEMINIST MORALISM”

    “In today’s punitive atmosphere of sentimental propaganda about gender, the sexual imagination has understandably fled into the alternate world of online pornography, where the rude but exhilarating forces of primitive nature rollick unconstrained by religious or feminist moralism.”

    Read more: It’s a Man’s World, And It Always Will Be | TIME.com http://ideas.time.com/2013/12/16/its-a-mans-world-and-it-always-will-be/#ixzz2nev5pBy8″

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-16 12:15:00 UTC

  • PAGLIA: ON MEN AND THE MAN’S WORLD (PLEASE SHARE) Thank you Camille!!!!

    http://ideas.time.com/2013/12/16/its-a-mans-world-and-it-always-will-be/#commentsCAMILLE PAGLIA: ON MEN AND THE MAN’S WORLD

    (PLEASE SHARE)

    Thank you Camille!!!!

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-16 12:12:00 UTC

  • ARE LESS VIOLENT, BLACKS AND HISPANICS MORE VIOLENT. ANGLOS IN THE MIDDLE. That’

    http://memolition.com/2013/12/12/maps-of-seven-deadly-sins-in-america/GERMANS ARE LESS VIOLENT, BLACKS AND HISPANICS MORE VIOLENT. ANGLOS IN THE MIDDLE.

    That’s what this map shows. Blue areas are people of german descent.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-15 13:53:00 UTC

  • MORE MAP FOR THE CONQUERED “NATIONS” OF AMERICA How the empire rules us all. “On

    http://www.policymic.com/articles/76565/which-american-english-do-you-speak-this-map-shows-the-dialects-of-the-usaONE MORE MAP FOR THE CONQUERED “NATIONS” OF AMERICA

    How the empire rules us all.

    “One government to rule them all.

    One government to tax and fine them.

    One government to bring them all,

    And in tyranny, bind them.”

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-15 07:09:00 UTC

  • DID IT RIGHT. And they keep doing it right. Fry bankers. Socialize the mortgages

    http://rt.com/op-edge/iceland-bank-sentence-model-246/ICELAND DID IT RIGHT.

    And they keep doing it right. Fry bankers. Socialize the mortgages. Burn the investors. I”m a capitalist. These guys are corrupt.

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-14 19:17:00 UTC

  • Peter Boettke’s Exceptional Rant “We have been giving kids As for emoting rather

    Peter Boettke’s Exceptional Rant

    “We have been giving kids As for emoting rather than thinking since at least 1970 and making sure to never upset their fragile feelings when they are acting stupid, that now they think it is ok to offer mere opinion (rather than informed opinion which they are unable to provide) non-stop.”

    “We need to bring back F’s, perhaps even the dunce hat to be worn in the corner. By the way, I was put in that corner on more than one occasion as a kid.”

    “When I taught principles of economics, on the first day I used to say to students — I don’t expect you to agree with everything I say in class or what you read in the book, and in fact, I encourage your questions and disagreement. But I want you to know that while it is perfect acceptable to disagree, you must start your disagreement with “I think”, “I would argue”, “I know”.

    However, you are NEVER allowed to start “I feel”. I don’t care what you are feeling, I care what you are thinking. We just entered the no feeling zone. This is all about logic and evidence, not about feeling.”

    “I don’t teach principles that often anymore so I don’t tell students this since I am teaching primarily graduate students. God help us on that day that I have to actually tell graduate students in economics that how they feel is not what matters in these discussions.”

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-14 07:24:00 UTC

  • PUTIN ON MORALITY “This destruction of traditional values from above not only en

    PUTIN ON MORALITY

    “This destruction of traditional values from above not only entails negative consequences for society, but is also inherently anti-democratic because it is based on an abstract notion and runs counter to the will of the majority of people,” Mr Putin said, adding “there could be no benefit for society for treating ‘good and evil’ equally.”

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-12 15:32:00 UTC

  • WHY MOM’S MATTER TO MEN “Men who had ‘warm’ childhood relationships with their m

    WHY MOM’S MATTER TO MEN

    “Men who had ‘warm’ childhood relationships with their mothers took home $87,000 more per year than men whose mothers were uncaring. Men who had poor childhood relationships with their mothers were much more likely to develop dementia when old. Late in their professional lives, the men’s boyhood relationships with their mothers — but not their fathers — were associated with effectiveness at work. “

    “On the other hand, warm childhood relations with fathers correlated with lower rates of adult anxiety, greater enjoyment on vacations, and increased ‘life satisfaction’ at age 75 — whereas the warmth of childhood relationships with mothers had no significant bearing on life satisfaction at 75.” — Harvard Study

    My mom was (is) amazing. Couldn’t have been better. Especially given the circumstances. 🙂

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-12 11:04:00 UTC

  • THE STATE CAUSES INSIDER TRADING “In an economy like ours, with a central bank t

    THE STATE CAUSES INSIDER TRADING

    “In an economy like ours, with a central bank that can instigate disruptions at will, the only people who can make money on a consistent basis through investment are insiders. The people who get prosecuted for insider trading are being punished not really for insider trading but for being renegades, i.e., for exploiting insider trading without first getting the tacit permission of the state.”

    — Kenneth Allen Hopf

    Source date (UTC): 2013-12-12 10:41:00 UTC