Thoughts

An Archive of sketches developing ideas.

Free Speech Is A Good Only In Public Not Private Venues

Free Speech Is A Good Only In Public Not Private Venues http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/free-speech-is-a-good-only-in-public-not-private-venues/ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-29 16:44:30 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/119452500934934528

Aggregationists Vs Individualists

Aggregationists Vs Individualists http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/aggregationists-vs-individualists/ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-29 16:43:59 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/119452371901353985

is the spice of life. And the source of innovation

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/free-speech-is-a-good-only-in-public-not-private-venues/Variation is the spice of life. And the source of innovation. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-29 12:44:00 UTC

analysis of Keynesians Vs Austrians

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/aggregationists-vs-individualists/An analysis of Keynesians Vs Austrians Source date (UTC): 2011-09-29 12:41:00 UTC

did I tell you three years ago? The clock is ticking on Oracle, the bell already

http://www.businessinsider.com/boxnet-2011-9What did I tell you three years ago? The clock is ticking on Oracle, the bell already rang on Sun. And the local hero is in trouble because of innovator’s

Tyler Cowen Isn’t The One Who’s Confused

Tyler Cowen Isn’t The One Who’s Confused http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/tyler-cowen-isnt-the-one-whos-confused/ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-26 12:44:51 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/118305027671597057

myth of investors as owners – why companies distribute the minimum possible prof

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/the-theory-of-the-firm-as-selfishness/The myth of investors as owners – why companies distribute the minimum possible profits to shareholders. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-26 09:46:00 UTC

to a Critic of Cowen’s Great Moderation

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/tyler-cowen-isnt-the-one-whos-confused/Response to a Critic of Cowen’s Great Moderation Source date (UTC): 2011-09-26 08:44:00 UTC

Marina, I love living in a world with you in it. 🙂

Marina, I love living in a world with you in it. 🙂 Source date (UTC): 2011-09-23 12:02:00 UTC

is propagating The Myth Of The General Strike, and the Myth of the Revolution. H

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/22/michael_moore_threatens_the_rich_lets_deal_with_it_nonviolently_now.html#.TnyZi-cKTyA.facebookMoore is propagating The Myth Of The General Strike, and the Myth of the Revolution. He puts this silly threat out there, that violence will come from the proletariat, when

mom. Ever wonder why the government built that airport on the Family farm near t

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_RedGee mom. Ever wonder why the government built that airport on the Family farm near the canadian border? Turns out they had a pretty strange reason. 🙂 Source date (UTC):

BP 115/70. Pulse 76. Low cholesterol. Down ten pounds in seven months, and only

BP 115/70. Pulse 76. Low cholesterol. Down ten pounds in seven months, and only fourteen more to go. Sure, the allergies are awful, but otherwise eat your heart out. 😉

Reality 101

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/st_qareis/Entrepreneurial Reality 101 Source date (UTC): 2011-09-21 08:57:00 UTC

collection of studies: Intuition vs Reflection – cognitive styles affect belief

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21928924?dopt=AbstractInteresting collection of studies: Intuition vs Reflection – cognitive styles affect belief in Gods. Fascinating. In retrospect, obvious. 🙂 Source date (UTC): 2011-09-21 08:30:00 UTC

Why I’m Harping On Karl Smith

There are only two people who make rational arguments on the ‘left’. They’re you and Krugman. We all know he’s a political shill. I’m in the camp that says you’re

Debating Means Of Stimulus – Tradeoffs Between Goods And Bads

Karl Smith (correctly) suggests that we could make drastic tax cuts to fund stimulus, and borrow the money cheaply. I think he misses the point of the entire political debate

SOCIAL STRATEGY: Sovereignty: Balance of Power/Competition INSTITUTIONS: Propert

SOCIAL STRATEGY: Sovereignty: Balance of Power/Competition INSTITUTIONS: Property + Rule of Law EPISTEMOLOGY: Aristotelianism:Reason/Science/Literacy/Medicine ETHICS: Solidarity: Germanic Christianity/Work Ethic/Consumerism Note that Democracy doesn’t even enter into it. Source date (UTC):

A blog reader wrote yesterday telling me to ‘lighten up’. And I’d like to. I wou

A blog reader wrote yesterday telling me to ‘lighten up’. And I’d like to. I would. But we’re in this mess partly because Hayek was a softie. Friedman, Rothbard and

Sulfite poisoning all week. Started last Friday night (vinegar maybe?). More on

Sulfite poisoning all week. Started last Friday night (vinegar maybe?). More on saturday (scone mix), not sure what on monday or tuesday, but suspect it was something in a hamburger.

Karl Smith Says The Boom Wasnt All That Big, But The Bust Has Been Huge

Karl Smith wants us to push money into the economy through redistribution. That’s his hammer and everything looks like a nail. In today’s posting, he finds another nail: This is