An Archive of sketches developing ideas.
Priceless Insights: Amanda’s favorite horse trainer. While teaching a Dressage maneuver, where the horse gets lazy: “It’s essentially a Catholic sport. Make the horse feel guilty.” Source date (UTC): 2011-06-30
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3081The origins of conservatism Source date (UTC): 2011-06-30 10:43:00 UTC
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3101Unwinding political philosophy Source date (UTC): 2011-06-30 10:41:00 UTC
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20110629-seattle-plot-jihadists-shifting-away-civilian-targetsSeattle’s Grassroots Jihadists plan an attack in north seattle. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-30 10:36:00 UTC
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3101Conservatism and Aristocracy: two different things, that in the US are intertwined. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-29 21:19:00 UTC
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3104No, we don’t want higher taxes. We just know we can’t get out of them. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-29 21:18:00 UTC
American conservatives struggle with the fact that their political sensibilities consist of both the sentiments of conservatism and the remnants of aristocratic european philosophy – and that because they neither
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3095For Neo Classical Liberals : Social Credit and Interest Free Banking as a means of replacing taxation. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-26 14:44:00 UTC
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=3081Ideologies are universally progressive (against the status quo). Conservatism is not an ideology. The tea party is conservative. It cannot persist because it does not have an ideology. Source date
Tyler Cowen, while at a Conference in Israel, posts : “The influence of the Tea Party seems on the decline.” But that doesn’t mean what most people will take away
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/krugman-gets-it-wrong-again/1) Privately delivered health care is cheaper because of competition – 40% cheaper. 2) Costs as a portion of income are the lowest in history. 3) Aging consumers and increased
I love it when Amanda Brathwaite talks tough. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-22 18:35:00 UTC
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/f-b-i-seizes-web-servers-knocking-sites-offline/This has got to stop. We have militarized our police force to the point where they are conveniently irresponsible. Libertarian solution: if you work for the state, you’re accountable for
http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/region_focus/2011/q1/pdf/cover_story.pdfThe fed starts to catch up to the Austrians: Focus on the micro and the macro will follow. Economics is a process of invention, not discovery. Our job is to
Great Dad’s I know, envy and admire: Michael Hinnant, Jim Beebe, and John Kottcamp. They’re role models for the rest of us mere mortals. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-19 12:58:00 UTC
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?page_id=2899Debate isn’t for the timid. We’re in it for the species. In this article I list a dozen principles for conducting a political debate in an effort to modernize the
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?page_id=2874A Glossary for use in evaluating political arguments. (Given that almost all political debate is Eristic, it’s useful to know what ‘Eristic’ means.) Source date (UTC): 2011-06-18 18:36:00 UTC
(A Corona. Lime. Good people. Interesting conversation. … Priceless.) Source date (UTC): 2011-06-16 22:28:00 UTC
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/710032ee-96ae-11e0-baca-00144feab49a.htmlPlease share this. Either we assist germany and russia in forming an economic alliance, and remove our military presence from europe, or we will be forced to protect ourselves and
http://www.capitalismv3.com/?p=2862Kinsella on Discourse Ethics. Source date (UTC): 2011-06-13 20:14:00 UTC