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We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
- F. A. HayekThere is one thing more embarrassing than having voted for Barack Obama... Not being embarrassed.
- Allen
Category Archives: Current Affairs
And what’s with the mustaches?
Pretty cool (in a definitely econ-geeky way) video about the difference between Keynesian and Austrian (Hayek) economics. I don’t think it will win any MTV awards, however.
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Unenlightened Liberals
As I have noted on my Facebook page and in the pages of this website, I consider myself, by and large, to be a Classical Liberal (PDF). Others of this class of political thought are the Founding Fathers, Thomas Sowell … Continue reading
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Where is the snooze button?
Click on U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time to get some sobering statistics on how fast our debt is growing. And in the meantime, many of our political overlords have only one question…
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Addicted to Civilization
In Oil Addiction David Foster writes: The phrase “oil addiction” has come into common use…in his speech the other night, Obama generalized this to “addiction to fossil fuels.” A little historical perspective… Before we were addicted to oil, we were addicted … Continue reading
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My Parents Were Right
Anytime you are doing something past midnight, you’ll probably regret it later.
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A Triumph and a Tragedy
Last year was an interesting year in politics. The Republicans nominated a Democrat and the Democrats nominated a Socialist. I’m not quite sure who the Socialists nominated, but one can only imagine. I can certainly understand those in the society … Continue reading
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We Just Lighting Up Their Lucky
BatesLine has a great extended quote from probably one of the best Senators in Congress today, Tom Coburn: As a practicing physician, I compare where we are today to a physician who commits malpractice. We have a patient with cancer. … Continue reading
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A Post-Modern Psalm
From a recent psalm from the Book of Common Prayer: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 with additional apocryphal verses [1] Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. [2] I will open my mouth in … Continue reading
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The Day It All Changed
Up until the day John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his running-mate, I was more in the mode voting against a candidate than I was voting for a candidate. Up until that day, I felt that the Republicans had nominated … Continue reading
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Authenticity and Forced Volunteerism
As I may have alluded to earlier, I work with the Boy Scouts of America. Most of my activities lately has been constrained to mentoring Eagle candidates for our Troop, but the Anchoress highlights in a recent post what has … Continue reading
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