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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 07/30/2011
Economics The US is a low tax country. Religion 50 Renowned Academics speaking about God: Sexuality A study at Utah State University reveals that constant porn viewers don’t change their mental state. Instead, it comes down to controlling one’s porn consumption … Continue reading
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 07/23/11
Economics An awesome, interactive way to balance the budget with very detailed information. I played it, ending up with a surplus. (Now in Blogroll) New study shows that penis size is linked with economic growth. At first I was skeptical, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Natalism, Culture, Economics, Education, Law, Religion, Sexuality, Values
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Bleeding Heart Libertarian Blog is Reading Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia
There’s a reading on the Bleeding Heart Libertarian blog. I’ll index below and update it as the blog goes forward. Correcting One Big Misreading of Nozick: On The Structure of Anarchy, State, and Utopia Strange Absences in Anarchy, State, and … Continue reading
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Keynes vs. Hayek, Part II
The fight continues: I really enjoyed how they explained how one’s top-down while the other’s bottom-up. To see part one, go here. To get yourself more educated on these two opposing economists, there’s a list that’s supplied by econstories.tv which I’ll … Continue reading
Klein’s Shock Doctrine in Wisconsin?
Paul Krugman’s opinion piece remarks how Klein’s book, The Shock Doctrine, is being applied in Wisconsin. As Krugman puts it, The story of the privatization-obsessed Coalition Provisional Authority was the centerpiece of Naomi Klein’s best-selling book “The Shock Doctrine,” which … Continue reading
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Homeless People: Solved
An interesting article about solving the homeless problem: give them money. It turns out that it’s more economically efficient than the state spending money: One asked for a new pair of trainers and a television; another for a caravan on … Continue reading
A Libertarian Argument Against the Judges Finding Obamacare Unconstitutional
Steven Landsburg has made an argument showing that even though libertarians are against Obamacare, one should still have reservations for the judges to find it unconstitutional. Why is that? Because even though mandatory healthcare could be considered constitutional by the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Health, Libertarianism
Tagged Economics, Government, Health, Libertarianism
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What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2010 Edition
If you know me, I don’t do New Years Resolutions. Instead, I reflect on the past year. To me, if one hasn’t learned things within the past year, then it’s as if one hasn’t gained wisdom. And if that’s the case, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Free Will, Health, Psychology, Relationships, Religion
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 12/20/2010
Economics An interesting article arguing that tax cuts do NOT create jobs. The argument uses something simple: math. Now there’s some facts you can’t dispute with. Steven Landsburg has an interesting libertarian argument saying that if you’re against the health … Continue reading
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 11/28/2010
Relationships and Sexuality In the Time Magazine this week, the headline cover was Who Needs Marriage? The results are quite interesting: the more educated and wealthy you are, the more likely you get married. Here are some more interesting stats … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Marriage, News, Paper Topic, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality
Tagged Culture, Economics, Marriage, News, Paper Topic, Relationships, Sexuality
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