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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Emma Sullivan ‘sucks and #sheblowsalot’
In this post, I wrote: It seems a big problem in this country can be traced to the strong encouragement we give people to get their voice heard and vote, without first encouraging them to research their opinions, build well-reasoned … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Debate
Tagged Emma Sullivan, Freedom of speech, Sam Brownback, Twitter
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Unintended Consequences
My local McDonald’s recently started complying with the wishes of the political class. Over the weekend, we purchased a Happy Meal for my kid. It came with a reduced, 100 calorie fry packet and a bag of sliced apples. My … Continue reading
Holiday Political Discussions
This post and its comments got me wondering if anyone else had political discussions over the holiday weekend. I’d love to know about them. If so, please post them in the comments. We can help each other get ready for … Continue reading
We are ruled by poor logic
Speaking about Walter Williams, his latest column, Should the Rich Be Condemned?, is worth a read. The whole column is so good that I put it under the fold. Here’s one key paragraph: President Barack Obama, in stoking up class … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Debate, Government, Liberty, Politics
Tagged class warfare, Rich, Walter Williams
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Two ways of saying the same thing
Normally, the holidays bring some family discussion on politics. This weekend, those discussions were limited. The following is the extent of the political discussion I had this weekend: Family member: Have you heard about what Howard Schulz [Starbucks founder] is … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Minds, Debate, Government, Liberty, Politics
Tagged John Mackey, Politics, Schulz, Starbucks, Walter Williams
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Giving Thanks
With each passing year, Thanksgiving grows more important to me as I have come to better appreciate the things I should be thankful for. In 2009 I posted a list of what I was thankful for. Most of those … Continue reading
Is more education always better?
Some folks think that the benefit to having more folks with college degrees outweighs the cost of funding student loans with taxpayer dollars. They may be right. But I’d like to know what evidence, facts and logic they rely on … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Education, Government
Tagged Colleges and Universities, Education, Student loan
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What’s wrong with liberty?
On his blog, The Pretense of Knowledge, Speedmaster points to Dr. Robert Higgs‘ acceptance speech for the Alexis de Tocqueville Award. In it, Higgs eloquently describes the same two reasons (though only one is sufficient) why I appreciate liberty. This … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Government, Liberty
Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, freedom, Liberty, Robert Higgs
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Suggestion: Stop protesting and demanding and do something productive
Here are a couple interesting videos. Thanks to Mark Perry at Carpe Diem. Video 1: Stratification in the OWS society Apparently, in the OWS society in Zucotti Park, enclaves formed that were reminiscent of the classes in society that OWS … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Changing Minds, Critical Thinking, Emergent Order
Tagged iPad, Mark Perry, OWS
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Bureaucrats and innovators, part two
This is from Peggy Noonan’s column in the Wall Street Journal today: Then he turned to the rise and fall of various businesses. He has a theory about “why decline happens” at great companies: “The company does a great job, … Continue reading
Posted in Experimentation, Failure, Innovation
Tagged Bureaucrat, Innovation, Peggy Noonan, Steve Jobs, Wall Street Journal
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