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I wonder if there will ever be a time in the near or distant future where politics is a sport. Consider all the other once-essential human activities that have been reduced to sport or recreation in modern societies: hunting, most … Continue reading →

“Where should a bright, young engineer who finds himself in the physical security industry see the future of that industry going?” I ask that question because I am the engineer in it (if I may presume to call myself “bright”). … Continue reading →

My letter to Rep. Broun, regarding the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: Dear Dr. Broun, I just looked you up today to write to you, and was happy to find that you are on both the Homeland Security and … Continue reading →

I was reflecting yesterday on what I see as a disconnect between the claims of libertarian philosophy and most people’s understanding of those claims. It seems that the common perception of libertarian ideas is, “If we can eradicate most laws, … Continue reading →

April and I are leaving to go to a wedding in southern Georgia at 6 a.m. tomorrow, but I wanted to post about two interesting things I saw in the last two days. The first was a (not entirely original) … Continue reading →

In case my recent posts haven’t given it away, I’m reading The Bastiat Collection, which can be had for free at Mises.org. In particular I am on Economic Sophisms II, where Bastiat has this to say about economic predictions that … Continue reading →

One of the justifications of the federal government’s subsidizing operations like solar and wind power is that it “creates jobs.” Of course, at a cost of nearly $1 million per job – and the fact that these companies have been … Continue reading →

From “Capital and Rent” (a.k.a., “Capital and Interest”): We must remark, also, that the constant appearance of money in every exchange has overturned and misled all our ideas; men have ended in thinking that money was true riches, and that … Continue reading →

I just had an idea for a thought experiment regarding understanding the nature of money. It came in part from another thought experiment, in which a small town experiences a shortage of cash. Everyone owes someone $100, but no one … Continue reading →

I was reading yet another article about public school failure. While the kind of failures that seem so common in inner-city schools around the country don’t seem to have reached the suburbs, I don’t doubt it is coming. Lately, I’ve … Continue reading →