Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 21st, 2012
Oops, scratch that. UPDATE: How it did die. If there was ever a 2 minute statement that encapsulated most of what I understand to be true about the world, and to be morally right about the world, this is it. For those interested, I recommend a book I’ve reviewed in bits and pieces, David Beito’s […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2012
Check this out, no commentary provided.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2012
This is how I thought news magazine pieces used to be written. If you can spare 20 minutes, please do read Adam Davidson’s outstanding Atlantic piece on modern manufacturing in America. It’s not just about manufacturing (or really much about it). It demonstrates a solid and nuanced understanding of economics, and should be the starting […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2012
That’s really what green energy religion has become. And now the Wall Street Journal is peddling it: For instance, the Production Tax Credit, first passed in 1992, has generated massive amounts of new growth in the wind industry, a sector employing 85,000 Americans. But each time Congress allows this credit to expire after a mere […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2011
A former student of mine, Sam Wecker, and his sister put together this little ditty. Enjoy!
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 11th, 2011
After we had this meeting the “Go Green” logo is still prominently displayed. Oh, and it has to be at least 20 days since a soul has even sat down at it, much less charged something at it.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2011
After all: (1) No thoughtful opponent of liberty and good economics is ever going to be persuaded by it. (2) There are lots and lots of incredibly good sites out there. Here is yet another terrific observation from Coyote: Dispatches from the Corporate State: A Study in Contrasts December 9, 2011, 11:39 am It is […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2011
The Climategate e-mails are simply breathtaking. Let me show you one more below, but please do note that I could explain this away by saying that if one believes long term warming will doom us if we do not do anything today, and that temporary cooling will forestall efforts to do something, one might reasonably […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2011
Nothing to see here, moving on … “The Republican plan says that what’s been standing in the way between us and full employment are laws that keep companies from polluting as much as they want,” Obama said in a speech at the regional airport in Asheville, N.C., on Monday. “On the other hand, our plan […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2011
I am sure all of the OWS folks read Plunder! from Steve Greenhut. I am sure they’ll rally around these: 82% of CA highway officers in 2002 taking disability retirements protections and privileges given to public employees that the “other 99%” do not receive Or what about the relative risks of various jobs? Or how […]