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Category Archives: Influences
Free Market Forum via Hillsdale College
All those interested in all things free will be delighted by a series of events this week hosted by Hillsdale College. The information is as follows: Free Market Forum “Markets, Government, and the Common Good” Presented in conjunction with the … Continue reading
Films of note in theaters
Margin Call: A thriller that revolves around the key people at a investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis. Ides of March: A young communications director works for a fast-rising presidential candidate. During … Continue reading
The course of scholarship
One of Google’s new apps, the Ngram Viewer, promises hours of study, play, and debate. It basically provides a graphical representation of the commonality of words throughout the history of published books (that Google has access to). Uncertain of the … Continue reading
Propaganda: repetition and fear
A propaganda film about propaganda. Learn how the powers that be use argumentum ad metum (the appeal to fear) and constant repetition to subtly manipulate your emotions. Be sure to visit my website to check out more exclusive content. By … Continue reading
Why declare that things shall not be done which there is no power to do?
Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist.
Are sovereign islands the new frontier?
(Details) [Peter] Thiel spends a lot of time thinking about frontiers. “Way more than is healthy,” he admits. Not just financial frontiers, though that’s his day job: He cofounded PayPal, the online money-transfer service, and, most famously, was the angel … Continue reading
Autarchy, Chicago School, Closed System, Competition, Current Events, Economic Theory, Free Land, Frontier Thesis, Influences, Inspiration, Interdependency, Motivation, Political Theory, Polycentrism, Self-Government, Self-Reliance, Self-Rule, Self-Sufficiency, Solutions, Systems Theory, Trade, Wealth, Zero-sum
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Juggernaut
This is a blog dedicated to economics, politics, and modern living. It is anchored by the theory in a recently published book titled Juggernaut: Why the System Crushes the Only People Who Can Save It. The metaphor used , the … Continue reading
Its fall was announced by a clearer omen than the flight of vultures: the Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects.
Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
In our age there is no such thing as “keeping out of politics.” All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.
George Orwell, ‘Politics and the English Language’.
Economist soundtracks–Friedman
In this latest edition of Economist Soundtracks, we look at a man who The Economist magazine described as “the most influential economist of the second half of the 20th century…possibly of all of it.” Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – … Continue reading
Economist soundtracks–Marx
In this, the fourth installment of economist soundtracks, we look at the fascinating life and work of Karl Marx, who obviously faced no shortage of facial hair. Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German … Continue reading
How to choose a winner
Thanks to another week of volatility in the markets, we are again face-to-face with the fact that there is absolutely no sensible reason for the movement of stock and derivatives prices. It is at times like these that one recalls … Continue reading
Economist soundtracks–Hayek
This is the second installment of “economist soundtracks”, dedicated to Keynes’ nemesis and challenger to statists everywhere, Friedrich A. Hayek. Friedrich August Hayek CH (8 May 1899 – 23 March 1992), born in Austria-Hungary as Friedrich August von Hayek, was an … Continue reading
Economist soundtracks–Keynes
In this and subsequent “economist soundtracks”, we will feature a playlist of songs that highlight each economist’s life and work. To kick things off, I have chosen the economist that is perhaps the most influential throughout the last hundred years, … Continue reading
What is the role of government?
Let’s everybody watch this and debate.
A kindred spirit in effort to slay the Juggernaut
Released in 2009, Chris Martenson’s video seminar ‘Crash Course’ provides an excellent analysis of our predicament. Expanding the talk into what he calls “the Three ‘E’s”, this seminar is comprehensive if not wholly conclusive. Martenson’s book, ‘The Crash Course‘, provides … Continue reading
I Could Be Arguing In My Spare Time
Monty Python Argument Clinic – Some of the best comedy ever broadcast, and very revealing as to how social interaction works these days. Basically, it doesn’t matter what people are arguing about; the ‘other side’ must lose! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y