Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Economic Illiteracy, Extended Order on Nov 4th, 2014
From today’s news: The WSJ reports that for profit meat companies are changing their game as they respond to shifting demand for “organic food”. A direct quote about the power of free market environmentalism; “Brandon Glenn had already gone further. Not at the behest of the government, but of a meat company for which he […]
Posted in Disingenuous, Politics on Nov 4th, 2014
And this one from the boss. Nothing to really add here: If you don’t vote, you can’t fucking complain Gallup Whining about Washington is pretty much a national pastime these days. Only 41 percent of Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing. Only 14 percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Everyone knows Washington is […]
Posted in Politics, Voluntary Society on Nov 4th, 2014
Nothing too deep here today. The reason to be enthusiastic about market institutions is not because there is some moral superiority that those institutions have over others (a case can be made if you wish) or that we should attempt to buy and sell as much as we can for its own sake. No, the reason to be supportive […]
