We Have Always Been At War With Eastasia
Sep 08In imperial China it was common to describe officials as “Confucians when in office, Taoists when out of office.” Similarly, in modern western democracies whichever party is out of power tends to ramp up the libertarian rhetoric. Hence we hear all this anti-government talk from the Republicans during the Clinton and Obama eras, but (apart [...]
Workers of the World, Don’t Unite!
Sep 07In honour of Fake Labour Day, Tom DiLorenzo writes: As every good free market economist knows, the only way unions have ever been able to raise wages above market-clearing wages is by the use of violence. Okay, but whence this assumption that unions raising wages means raising them above (rather than to) the market-clearing price? [...]
Disconnected
Sep 07My DSL connection at home has been on the fritz these last few days (and even dial-up won’t work there anymore – the modem claims it can’t detect the dial tone), so until it gets fixed I can only connect when I’m in the office (where competing demands tend to claim my attention). (Yes, I’ve [...]
Crying in the Bewilderness
Sep 04I just rode the elevator with a confused man. So we’re on the 3rd floor of Haley Center, in front of the elevators. I push the “up” call button and he pushes the “down.” An elevator arrives; it indicates it’s going up. We both get on. I push the button for the 6th floor; he [...]
They’re Coming To Take Me Away
Sep 04Rate each of the following questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree): For the most part, government serves the interests of a few organized groups, such as business, and isn’t very concerned about the needs of people like myself. I have trouble doing what I want to do in the world today. It [...]
Captain Planet
Sep 01Everyone’s pointing out that this ad – created to be pitched to, but never approved by, the World Wildlife Fund – is tasteless and offensive. (Click the pic below to enlarge it, or click here to seriously supersize it.) Well, duh. But what I’ve yet to see anyone point out is how counterproductive the ad’s [...]
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