The True Communist: scandal! In Russia, due to Capitalism, 25% of the riches in the country are now in the hands of 36 families!

Me: Despite the KGB still being in power, what a great progress since the times when a one single man (Stalin) controlled 100% of the riches in the country!

The True Communist: surely you a liberal economist should know ( Read more... )

( Introduction to Unqualified Reservations... )

Take Swiss Cheese, the variety that comes with holes (technically known as eyesThere is a clear correlation between holes and cheese ( Read more... )

Arnold Kling identifies what Intelligent Design means in Political Economics (Cám ơn Paln). This is quite in line with what Don Boudreaux writes about Social Creationism, Social Deism, & Social Atheism. As usual, it's all about having Faith in the Godvernment.

Am I deriding all beliefs as silly? No, just like Razib, I believe. In Science ( Read more... )

The worst enemies of nature are the so-called ecologists, who ask for ever more government intervention and totalitarian control to impose their superstitious lunacies. Not only do their pseudo-scientific rants not rest on anything but irrational lies repeated over by a corrupt establishmenttheir evil ways, when backed by government violence ( Read more... )

... would smell as bad. And here, the name for black magic is the propensity to resort to Type M arguments, as opposed to Type C arguments: Type C arguments explore consequences, Type M arguments question Motives. Another great piece by Arnold Kling. (Cám ơn Patri)

Nous vaincrons, parce qu'un parasite ne peut vaincre que par défaut. Cela s'applique d'ailleurs à toute forme de magie noireLe mal se nourrit de ceux qui refusent de se battre ( Read more... )

A random correspondant argues against picking the least of two evils. Quote: you don't have to align yourself toward fighting the worst evil to be morally correct. if you're fighting evil you're fineYeah sure ( Read more... )

My friend Gavin not only orks cows, he also dispenses wisdom. Tell him you want free high quality education for everyone, he'll reply that he wants free high quality education for everyone and a pony.

So you want free health care? I want free health care and a pony. You want higher minimum wages? I want higher minimum wages and a ponyYou want to ( Read more... )

Nos zamis-les-bêtes, quand ils voient un problèmeen appellent à une action commune coordonnée (par eux si possible ( Read more... )