Anthony Bradley starts it off, and some dude named tusc0n goes deep. I try to pull them up for air with this rant.
Nations are irrelevant. If we are Christians, then we have no other allegiance. We do not attach ourselves to any pagan institution. It is not wrong to contract or covenant with a group [...]
The Economist reports Michael Clemens sharing my idea,
Our real moral concern should not be the Central African Republic, but its unfortunate denizens. The best thing for their prospects may simply be to get out–to leave for a place where growth has already commenced.
And there’s a book by Lant Pritchett which we can download and read [...]
“things are getting better all the time and the march toward greater freedom and prosperity is almost inevitable. The key word there is “almost”.
The way I see things, as long as Smithian gains from trade and Schumpeterian gains from innovation outpace statist stupidity, tomorrow’s trough will be higher than today’s peak. We will [...]
having illegitimate kids.
A nice list, but is it right or wrong? Who’s to say?
Discuss amongst yourselves.
Via one of our favorites, Lott describes how private forecasters get it right more often than Uncle Sam.
Gavel bang to Newmark’s Door.
Joel Salatin and I share a frustration. Some of the things he wants to do, the government won’t let him. Call it failing to refrain from thinking about doing something.
For example:
He can’t process his own meat.
He can’t charge for tours of his farm.
He can’t engage in collaboration with his neighbors.
He can’t hire the local kids [...]
In a new documentary Ben Stein looks into the academy’s reluctance to open debate about Intelligent Design. I’m not putting my Labrador into this match, especially to defend this guy.
And here’s the gratuitous link to one of the best lines from the 80’s:
…. er, what gives?!? No one has downloaded, “Bueller?…Bueller?” to YouTube yet? [...]
I heard this first on the Brad and Brit show, and it’s sad. Just sad. But true.
Monkeys in Kenya are failing to refrain from making lewd gestures at farmer women and are stealing their corn.
The BBC says so.
Gavel bang to Kids Prefer Cheese