Thoughts

An Archive of sketches developing ideas.

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

Karl Smith Says He’s Wearing A Label He Didn’t Ask For

Karl Smith at Modeled Behavior says. Doing the rounds on Mises circuit I am usually identified as a liberal or a person from the left. I don’t really much care

Fair Scone Mix: Despite the absence of sulfites on the label, one scone took me

Fair Scone Mix: Despite the absence of sulfites on the label, one scone took me out of commission for three days. Is there any antidote to sulfite poisoning? Just sort

I’ll say it: The economic impasse both in the USA, and in Europe is caused by re

I’ll say it: The economic impasse both in the USA, and in Europe is caused by resistance to immigration. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-14 14:27:00 UTC

life is about choices. And the majority – not all, but a majority – of Americans

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/09/14/geithner_were_in_an_early_stage_of_a_crisis.html#.TnDY_UZ32dA.facebookYes life is about choices. And the majority – not all, but a majority – of Americans are dissatisfied with their government’s treatment of them, and are willing to endure

Go see Soderbergh’s “Contagion”. Seriously. Fantastic

Go see Soderbergh’s “Contagion”. Seriously. Fantastic. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-12 18:54:00 UTC

If You Can’t Grasp The Status Signal Economy Then You Have No Place Commenting On Macro

From Will Wilkinson by way of NEWMARK’S DOOR. Behavioral econ offers policymakers an added dimension of evasion. A government can make a big hullabaloo of caring about energy consumption and

If You Can’t Grasp The Status Signal Economy Then You Have No Place Commenting On Macro

From Will Wilkinson by way of NEWMARK’S DOOR. Behavioral econ offers policymakers an added dimension of evasion. A government can make a big hullabaloo of caring about energy consumption and

Keynes’ aggregates only apply to homogenous nation states

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2011/09/if-you-cant-grasp-the-status-signal-economy-then-you-have-no-place-commenting-on-macro/Mr Keynes’ aggregates only apply to homogenous nation states. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-09 10:09:00 UTC

Amanda is wearing blue pyjamas with cartoon kittens on them. Seriously. How do I

Amanda is wearing blue pyjamas with cartoon kittens on them. Seriously. How do I respond? I mean. It’s just wrong. Someone help me out here. πŸ™‚ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-07

Coverage In Canada

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/firm+acquires+Gatineau+Cactus+Commerce/5366158/story.htmlLocal Coverage In Canada Source date (UTC): 2011-09-07 19:15:00 UTC

Acquires Cactus Commerce: Forrester Analyst Brian Walker Gets It Right. πŸ™‚

http://blogs.forrester.com/brian_walker/11-09-06-ascentium_cactus_commerce_and_the_evolution_of_commerce_systems_integrators_agenciesAscentium Acquires Cactus Commerce: Forrester Analyst Brian Walker Gets It Right. πŸ™‚ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-07 19:14:00 UTC

Acquires Cactus Commerce. πŸ™‚

http://research.tdameritrade.com/public/markets/news/story.asp?docKey=100-249b3012-1&clausesAscentium Acquires Cactus Commerce. πŸ™‚ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-06 18:20:00 UTC

Republican behavior: starving the beast

Republican behavior: starving the beast. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-05 14:20:00 UTC

I suppose my doctor is going to say ‘…that’s really bad’. But ever since the d

I suppose my doctor is going to say ‘…that’s really bad’. But ever since the deal closed my body is a very different place: colors look brighter and my blood

love Karl. He’s a good man. But he didn’t have a chance. πŸ™‚

http://academy.mises.org/courses/murphy-smith/I love Karl. He’s a good man. But he didn’t have a chance. πŸ™‚ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-04 11:45:00 UTC

(Someone asked me over fb chat to address this issue due to high activity. Here

(Someone asked me over fb chat to address this issue due to high activity. Here it is.) RE: Separation of Church And State. 1) It Is a rare in history

The inequality argument is a fraud

The inequality argument is a fraud. Source date (UTC): 2011-09-02 10:52:00 UTC

ad of the day. It doesn’t get much better than this for do it yourself. πŸ™‚

http://jalopnik.com/5836525/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-shot-at-with-an-ak+47Viral ad of the day. It doesn’t get much better than this for do it yourself. πŸ™‚ Source date (UTC): 2011-09-01 19:14:00 UTC

(Friends and Family: Big announcement coming this weekend regarding our business

(Friends and Family: Big announcement coming this weekend regarding our business. Lots of work by lots of people over the past year. Tremendous effort over the past few months. Can’t