Empires
“Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international...
Tag: Politics
Bad Policy
"Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city - except for...
Hypocrisy
“If hypocrisy were a crime, there’d be no one left to run Washington.” An unusual second Saturday post....
Industrial Policy 101
"On balance, the record of government trying to improve the functioning of the private sector is poor." New...
Tanks for Peace?
Paradoxically and uncomfortably I find myself favoring tanks for peace. The photo is my most recent Inukshuk. I...
Socialist Economics Illustrated
"First Save, Then Buy!" This illustration on this postcard is a reproduction of a matchbook cover distributed...
Caution
“Government, like fire, is a dangerous servant.” George...
Election Day Should be a Day
There are a couple of reasons I think that early voting is a bad idea. If during the Civil War when Lincoln was...
Words Seldom Seen: Hegemon
Hegemon Noun: a leader or country that has a dominant influence over others. Example: "The United States is the...
Inflation
“By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of...
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