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Apolloswabbie: June 2014
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Tuesday, June 3, 2014. How We All Miss the Point on School Shootings. It'll be like the LA riots, the Oklahoma bombing, WWII, Vietnam, Duke and Doom all mixed together," Eric wrote in his journal. "Maybe we will even start a little rebellion or revolution to fuck things up as much as we can. I want to leave a lasting impression on the world.". Eric was a psychopath, but he was also smart. Http:/ www.w...
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Apolloswabbie: Steyn in Reversoworld
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Thursday, May 27, 2010. Http:/ www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/a-slow-burn-bonfire-of-liberties-2/. The other "defining moment" got less coverage. Another "pensioner," 74-year-old Roy Newman, got sick of the various party hacks knocking on his door and put a sign up in his front window: "GET THE LOT OUT." Ninety minutes later, two police officers arrived at his home to arrest him for "racism.". In fairness, I ...
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Apolloswabbie: July 2014
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Monday, July 7, 2014. Did Federal Climate Scientists Fudge Temperature Data to Make It Warmer? Great read to be reminded how hard it is to even answer the question "what temperature was the world yesterday? Answer: We think we know because we correct for measurement bias. This is a must read - it makes crystal clear that it is entirely within the power of these NCDC folks to invent temperatures. Http:/ ww...
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Apolloswabbie: You Don't Like Obamacare Because You Are A Bad Person
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Thursday, April 8, 2010. You Don't Like Obamacare Because You Are A Bad Person. Roger Cohen accuses persons who oppose further government involvement in health-care of being atomized, shallow, and "solipsistic screen-gazing" individuals who callously disregard their obligations to the community ("The Narcissus Society http:/ www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/opinion/23iht-edcohen.html? Donald J. Boudreaux. Amid ...
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Apolloswabbie: Do You Suffer From the "Ignorance Hypothesis"?
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Friday, April 20, 2012. Do You Suffer From the "Ignorance Hypothesis"? Http:/ www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-19/book-review-why-nations-fail-by-daron-acemoglu-and-james-robinson? Chan=lifestyle politics & policy global economics channel etc. Friday, April 20, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). What A Tangled Web . All Kinds of Creepy. Kindle Subscription Available Here:. Paper Tigers R Us.
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Apolloswabbie: "Never Forget"? I Remember
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Thursday, September 11, 2014. I remember 9/11. My family lived through the aftermath in a personal way - lots of time apart, in uncertainty. I look at the mess the government has made of the post 9/11 efforts of our military. Either the government sent out us to do things we shouldn't, or the government took its eye off of national security and began to look to politics, or both. I think of the valor of m...
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Apolloswabbie: The Null Hypothesis for Income and Wealth | askblog
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Friday, March 20, 2015. The Null Hypothesis for Income and Wealth askblog. Http:/ www.arnoldkling.com/blog/the-null-hypothesis-for-income-and-wealth/. The Null Hypothesis for Income and Wealth. The abstract of a working paper by David Cesarini and others. Pointer from James Pethokoukis. This is the sort of evidence that I wish Robert Putnam would confront. Friday, March 20, 2015. What A Tangled Web .
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Apolloswabbie: Piketty On Piketty
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Monday, March 9, 2015. Mr Piketty has backtracked, undermining the policy prescriptions many have based on his conclusions. In "About Capital in the 21st Century," slated for May publication in the American Economic Review but already available online, Mr. Piketty writes that far too much has been read into his thesis. Hmm, well, I guess that settles that. Monday, March 09, 2015. What A Tangled Web .
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Apolloswabbie: August 2014
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The man who asks of freedom anything other than itself is born to be a slave." Alexis de Toqueville. Friday, August 15, 2014. The terrible choices Detroit confronts as it cuts off water to its own residents - The Washington Post. I think this is a pretty good example of how silly it is to give government the job of delivering water to humans. How the heck are politicians supposed to manage this nonsense and do what they are really good at - get re-elected? The story of how this has happened — and o...