Thoughts

THIS IS FALSE: “capitalism is not a political concept” – Andrew J Galambos. THIS IS TRUE: Capitalism is not a *rhetorical* concept that relies upon the process of debate for

I captured this post in it’s near-entirety from Think Markets. It’s the first succinct and meaningful post of the year that I’ve come across. And I captured it for my

http://blog.mises.org/15272/mises-org-is-the-10-in-a-most-influential-study/We are getting there. Slowly. Accumulating people. Accumulating influence. All thanks to Lou and crew at Mises.org. If we become influential does that mean that we’re mainstream? And if we’re

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/09/gabrielle-giffords-shooting-rightwing-rhetoricThe problem with the guardian’s position, is that Gifford’s attacker is a radical LEFTIST. He wasn’t agitated about anything ‘right wing’. He was angry that the congresswoman wasn’t LEFT WING

A laugh. From a Galambos Fan. A link to a posting on Dubai’s economy. “Capitalism is that societal structure whose mechanism is capable of protecting all forms of property completely.”

I’ve read Hayek’s The Constitution Of Liberty twice again lately while editing it so that I could convert the text to spoken audio. The resulting audio is imperfect — because

Putin Slams West for Wikileaks’ Assange Arrest : Putin Suggests U.S. Criticism Is the Pot Calling the Kettle http://abcnews.go.com/International/putin-slams-west-wikileaks-arrest/story?id=12364345 Putin criticizes supposedly democratic institutions for clamping down on a dissident.

I hadn’t read Hugo Grotius’ Commentary before today. It is an interesting attempt to provide a coherent set of legal principles. Even if it is just very simply a recitation

http://www.christkindlesmarkt.de/english/index.php?navi=1&rid=2Nürnberg (Neuremberg) Christmas Market Envy – Sigh. No one does Christmas right like Germans. Source date (UTC): 2010-12-09 19:32:00 UTC

http://www.m-ms.com/us/dark/dark_game.jspCute game. Could have done a better job with the brand tho. Source date (UTC): 2010-12-09 18:26:00 UTC

Looks like I have to become Canadian. My ancestors are rolling over in their graves. — The things I have to do for my business partners. Source date (UTC): 2010-12-09

Trying (For four weeks now) to catch up on all the recent tech on the web and changes going on. Tipping point is past. In mulitple areas. Fascinating. Source date

Fillling out FB Profile. Favorite TV Shows. Why is it that the networks cancel everythig worth watching in the first season? I hate being a member of a minority of

OK. I just dont get arresting Assange for getting women to sleep with him, and not using a condom. We’d need an awful lot of additional jails. Either arrest the

I read and commented on a piece recently that lamented the rise in rhinoplasty (nose jobs) among Iranian women, seeking smaller more feminine noses. But I am not sure it’s

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11923766Up to this point, other than as a diplomatic inconvenience, the information leaked has been a non-event, and nothing was in the cables that wasn’t discussed in the community, right

The new facebook profile has some nice features, but the new navigation is a catastrophe. I mean, they’ve hidden or lost the application settings menu item, and it’s impossible now

From Thinkmarkets: Scientism in the way of science by Gene Callahan. Gene takes critics of economics to task. I misunderstand it at first, (as does Ebeling), and the ensuing commentary

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2010/12/another-on-the-myth-that-isnt-manufacturing-jobs/Donald Trump? A person of interest in an economic debate? Yes, a few economists erroneously take Trump to task for suggesting that we need more manufacturing jobs. They’re wrong. He’s

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2010/12/a-response-to-gene-callahan-scientism-in-the-way-of-science/An interesting conversation on the current state of criticism of mathematics in the social sciences. Source date (UTC): 2010-12-05 17:53:00 UTC