Chris Bray, an always interesting blogger, asked his readers (here: https://chrisbray.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-this), about the current political situation in the run up to the 2024 election. To which I wrote: First, I’m a libertarian that votes Republican… Let’s Talk About This
In his great book Human Action, Mises demonstrates that societies don’t think: individuals within societies think. It bears repeating. Humans are not bees in a hive; nor are we ants in a colony. The… Stand Athwart History and Say STOP
Peer reviewed article, Stay-at-home policy is a case of exception fallacy: an internet-based ecological study”, in Nature: “In conclusion, using this methodology and current data, in ~ 98% of the comparisons using 87 different regions of the… COVID-19 Stay-at-home Policy Fail
Will time show the killing of Ashli Babbitt to have more in common with the killings of the four students at Kent State, May 4, 1970 – unarmed, protesting injustice as they saw it, than… Justice for Ashli Babbitt
In the United States, the term adjusted gross income has the smell of US Federal Tax Form 1040, and accordingly, yes; which is both a shame and a sham as the younger you are, the… Is Social Security included in adjusted gross income?
How do I mark myself SAFE? Day Two, hands wringless. I know, I know, many folks’s hands are chafed from all wringing…as if man’s humanity to man grows out of the barrel of the tax… How do I mark myself SAFE?
In this audio book, Rothbard provides a succinct account of the origins of money, showing how money must originate from a commodity. Source: The Case Against the Fed | Mises Institute
Yes, we could build a wall as Trump has proposed. Let’s st aside the important matter of whether that is a good idea in terms of immigration reform or US-Mexico relations. It has been suggested… An Engineer Explains Why Trump’s Wall Is So Implausible – and Bastiat
I. THE BROKEN WINDOWHave you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B., when his careless son happened to break a square of glass? If you have been present at such a scene,… That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen; by Frederic Bastiat
My favorite fictional cripple – oops, lame man – is Rainer Marie Rilke’s Ewald – because he is so full of wonder and joy and hope. My favorite real-life “lame” man is Charles Krauthammer because… Krauthammer on Obama’s Core Deception