Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in You Can't Have it Both Ways on Mar 15th, 2012
Were I a bit more clever, witty and inclined to make a living by writing, I think I could sell a decent number of books with the title, “Driving Oneself Crazy: Obsessing About Economics from Behind the Wheel of a Car” or something to that effect. Maybe that’s a short project worth pursuing with an […]
Posted in Fun Facts on Aug 28th, 2011
Automobile accidents are among the most serious causes of death in America today, though the hazards have been deceasing. For example, in 2008, there were 37,261 traffic fatalities in the U.S. With a population of roughly 310 million people, this means that in any given year one in nearly 10,000 people will die in an […]
Posted in Paternalism on Oct 15th, 2009
This would never have happened.