Were I a tad younger, not gainfully employed in a stimulating and satisfying environment, and single, I’d be chomping at the bit for the Masters Fellowship at GMU. Alas I am 27, engaged, currently employed, and have recently completed a Master of Arts degree in Economics (a degree focused on the “Austrian” strain of [...]
Imagine a country on the precipice of War.
The invading nation is ruled by a Benevolent Dictator, whose purpose (albeit, self-destructing in the long-run) is solely to give people a government better and more free than the one under which they currently reside. Assume for the sake of argument that “better” can be objectively defined [...]
I believe that nobody should suffer under a government, and that nobody should have to buy their way out. But I’d prefer the opportunity to buy my way out than no opportunity at all. I assume that any slave in any time and place would be happy to buy his freedom. What [...]
One of my guilty pleasures—actually it’s a combination of boredom and late-night TV—is watching one of the local commissions on zoning on public access on Thursday nights.
Setting aside the finer points of the matter in front of the council, after having watched a few of these proceedings I notice a pattern emerges.The curmudgeonly old lady, [...]
