Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Classical Liberalism on Feb 20th, 2009
It is time to pay for our sins! I don’t know if this is apocryphal, but it is at least mildly entertaining, and at best, tells you the story that remains unspoken in polite company. He could just as well have been talking about the educational establishment (maybe I should include myself in that too). […]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Feb 20th, 2009
You can listen to me blabber about these and other topics here, on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “At Issue with Ben Merens.” Among the questions we addressed were how much the government has already committed to rescuing the economy, have people lost faith in our government, will the housing package do anything, what is the difference […]
Posted in Classical Liberalism on Feb 20th, 2009
Clive Crook reviews Animal Spirits, by Akerlof and Shiller. Likening the role of government to a parent’s duty to create a happy home, the authors write: “The proper role of the parent is to set the limits so that the child does not overindulge her animal spirits.” This is an unappealing analogy. I would sooner […]
