Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Religion on Apr 19th, 2012
I guess by asking questions about how serious the feedback loops are in climate and whether that part of the science is settled, or even better raising questions about cost-effective ways to deal with the problems a warmer planet may create, I now am told that I deserve to have my house burned down. We […]
Posted in Education, Price System on Apr 19th, 2012
Free, high quality education for all, right?
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Education, Environment, You Can't Have it Both Ways on Apr 19th, 2012
Our student paper printed this article on how arguments against wind are overblown. For interested students, I will be going into the gory details in Eco 238, so will not rehash all of the economics of wind here. I’ll sporadically return to this piece in between my puppy drownings and coal burning rituals, but here […]
Posted in Classical Liberalism on Apr 19th, 2012
A panelist at a conference I participated in last week offered up a quick thought on a reform that would serve to limit government power. The reform idea is based on the worry that majorities can simply vote themselves goodies at the expense of minorities in most democratic systems, even republican ones. We certainly see […]
