Machete -isms
Posted in Classical Liberalism on Feb 27th, 2012
A great post on “Machete Libertarianism” something that I try to urge my students not to practice. Are there times to pull out the machete? Of course. But read the whole thing carefully.
Daily Archive for February 27th, 2012
Starving the Beast
Posted in Central Planning, Government Gone Wild on Feb 27th, 2012
Oh, you thought I was talking about this? This is perhaps the best way to think about our modern planners’ obsession with light-rail, bike-paths, and other planner friendly methods of producing transportation services. In reading this, remember this big fact. Remember it again and again and again. Here is an illustration of what is going […]
Symbolism Revisited
Posted in Methodology on Feb 27th, 2012
I wrote recently, with much disgust (which I will not redact), about the use of symbolism. The implicit message which should have been made explicit, is that relying on symbolism to “run” an extended order will destroy it. But to coin a presidential phrase, let me be clear on what else I see in symbolism: […]
