Monthly Archives: October 2024

The Election As A Game Of Chicken

     Your humble author has noted repeatedly this year that the Presidential race seems less of a campaign to win than a game of chicken, with each side trying to be as bad as possible while still remaining second worst. The … Continue reading

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News of the Week (October 20th, 2024)

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 8)

     With the Presidential election but a few weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The eighth … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Deathpod: Dead In Switzerland; Forrest Corpse; Arrested For Gawking

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Well, it certainly ain’t pod racing.      First, a little soylent scene: … Continue reading

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The Othering Of Libraries

     One of the sadder aspects of online hyperpartisanship, especailly on social media sites designed to farm outrage, is the need by some people to fall into a false dilemma fallacy of pure contrarianism against anyone who disagrees. Such a contrarian … Continue reading

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Fear, Hatred, & The Political Internet

     The online vitriol connected with politics (and really, almost anything these days) is not caused by a narrowing of the mind by living in a bubble, but the the narrowing of the mind by living from living in a bubble … Continue reading

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The Woke Right

     One thing your humble author has tried to do is look at the more fundamental underpinnings of Leftist thinking, and not just the more noticeable superficial effects that others tend to focus on. One of these is the belief that … Continue reading

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News of the Week (October 13th, 2024)

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Free to Choose Friday, Revisited (Part 7)

     With the Presidential election but four weeks away, this is a good time to revisit Milton Friedman’s ten-part Free to Choose each Friday before the election as a reminder of why politically good sounding policies are often bad economics.      The seventh episode: … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Fantasy Make Believe: Identifying As An Infant; Identifying As A Space Alien; Identifying As La Mujer Política

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: They told us we could become anything, so why not a … Continue reading

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