Magnitude Matters

Here is a partial list of some things people commonly get wrong (by my judgment at least) yet believe in them with strong conviction and des...

It is as if the powers that be are playing an ever-escalating game of what can we make them do next .  When I was a kid it was just speech c...

You may not remember the before times, but I do. Way back then I had a conviction in a belief, that while I still do hold it, I must admit I...

  Walter Williams, one of the greatest communicators and expositors of freedom and economics, passed away this week. While I never had the p...

We live in an era characterized by fear as a dominating narrative and influence. The beginning of this era can be formally dated to Septembe...

We stand at the precipice of a great opportunity . The government of China is doing what governments do by going state on Hong Kong . The le...

The most important debate we should be having and must have eventually is under what circumstances, to what extent, and by whose authority s...

About a year ago, I posted on Trump looking at what I saw as the reasons to be optimistic and pessimistic. Let's revisit that now that ...

Well, we are one month into the greatness. And it has been stellar! Unemployment went from being a horrific 4.7% to a terrific 4.8%.  Pr...

Partial list of nations and empires with famous walls: China: The Great Wall Germany: Berlin Wall Israel: Israeli West Bank barrier Rom...

Tomorrow one third of the United States' government leadership will change hands from one who once promised hope and change to one who n...

Let's start with a trip out of town . Got your playlist ready? Sherman, to the Way Back Machine! Read Jeffrey Tucker's sensible, ...

Aziz Ansari says  we're lookin' for love in all the wrong places  and in the process channels his inner economist. This is an awe...

These people and their miniature worlds are so tiny. I'm crushing their heads! Be sure to hit the video at the end. Megan McArdle ask...

I listened to this NPR story on my way home from work today. The basic facts quickly: A disabled man uses marijuana for medicine. He says...

Which Will Come First? 50-State Legalization of Marijuana or 50-State Licensing of Same-Sex Marriage Let's be clear: bo...

I have been thinking lately about steps one can take to advance the cause of liberty. Early July is an appropriate time for this type of thi...

Last Saturday, May 3rd, saw the passing of a giant in economics, Gary Becker. Becker was one of the first economists I got a regular exposur...

I believe there is a fundamental flaw in the U.S. Constitution and federal government structure. As foresightful as the founders were, they ...

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