Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2011
Two good ones in the news today: (1) Brother Joe: (via Mark Calabria via the WSJ) Speaking before a group of protesters in Zuccotti Park, Nobel economics prize winner Joseph Stiglitz urged on the crowd, telling them they are “right to be indignant.” Professor Stiglitz goes on to explain, correctly in my view, that we […]
Posted in Classical Liberalism, Methodology on Oct 15th, 2011
The argument from intimidation is healthily employed in polite company. When people learn that I oppose FDA regulation of drugs, it is asserted that I want to see people get sick and die. When people learn that I oppose much of what the EPA does, they assume that I want the rivers to boil over […]
