Thoughts

http://www.capitalismv3.com/index.php/2010/11/the-nature-of-man/It’s natural to attempt to benefit from a market economy while avoiding any participation in it. Source date (UTC): 2010-12-05 17:40:00 UTC

Amanda thought it would be fun to dye my beard because of the advancing gray. I humored her. It was a rainy saturday afternoon and she was insistent. Now I

More weekend writing: “And I do not understand, why we grant particular grace to current democracies – the merit of which is still in play, until we observe how we

In the contest between Denial, Skepticism and Faith, the only rational position is Skepticism. The problem is, that since we are never certain of our knowledge, the boundary between skepticism

Myth of China’s Manufacturing Prowess Myth of China’s Manufacturing Prowess Contrary to the conventional view, manufacturing in the U. S. has been growing in the past two decades despite the

On Cafe Hayek, Don Boudreaux references a CATO posting which in turn references a Wall Street Journal article, that criticizes Donald Trump for stating that we need more manufacturing jobs.

http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20101202_geopolitical_journey_part_7_polandBrilliant, insightful, and possibly profound advice. As always. OTOH, I do not think it is a forgone conclusion that a German-Russian Entent is bad for europe or the world. In

The nature of man is to reap the rewards of a market economy, while spending his efforts on avoiding any and all PARTICIPATION in the economy. In other words, the

Today, someone, in an obscure little news group, expressed his libertarian sentiments by saying: “Common law is good enough for all: You must not cause harm, damage or loss, infringe

SURPRISE? NO SURPRISES IN WIKILEAKS AT ALL. These are common diplomatic cables, written in the common business-language-of-state. Anything ‘shocking’ is simply the result of how people speak when they believe

I don’t particularly like criticizing Tyler Cowen, but this is a bit ridiculous, and I”m going to have to chalk it up to excess holiday tryptophan. Last time I read

“To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people is a chimerical idea.” — James Madison Becomes: “Liberty represents the ability

Mr. Galdel, of Time Magazine, asks readers what questions he should put before Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan, and implies, without understanding his own cognitive bias, that the

An interesting question from Mises.org: ” What does free speech have to do with copyright law?” It’s fascinating how this fairly simple set of ideas can exist in the public

From: SMALL TRUTHS ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2010/11/small-truths-about-the-minimum-wage.html Something troubles me about this debate on the minimum wage. How do we know that employers in at least some sectors, artificially

In a staff meeting the other day, one of our senior people asked me what the elections mean for the economy, since our business (advertising and marketing) is highly influenced

Researchers have determined that genetics could matter when it comes to some adults’ political leanings. According to scientists at UC San Diego and Harvard University, “ideology is affected not just

From http://dmarron.com/2010/10/31/how-corrupt-is-the-united-states/ “According to a recent study, the United States has more public sector corruption than do many other developed economies.” “Perception” is only a measure of popularity. It is

Last weekend a friend of mine surprised me by confessing to have an interest in philosophy (which surprised me, I thought all he was interested in was traveling and fly-fishing)

The takeover of the administration of state by the middle class in England created a problem for politicians. WIth their new found responsibility, they were not against the king any