Freedom to the nose
Your right to swing your arm leaves off where my right not to have my nose struck begins. John B Finch (early version of a… Read More »Freedom to the nose
politics
Knowing better (3): the best values
My values are the best that I know; I assume you feel the same. Changing them is hard – it takes some combination of (delete… Read More »Knowing better (3): the best values
Not long ago; or, Little by little (4): Dolly Parton on the scar on her toes (rural poverty in 1950s Tennessee)
[For those who came in late… Start with Not long ago, or Little by little (1)] Not long ago, in a place not far away… Read More »Not long ago; or, Little by little (4): Dolly Parton on the scar on her toes (rural poverty in 1950s Tennessee)
Not long ago; or, Little by little (3): scarcity and subsistence in rural Suffolk in the 1900s
[For those who came in late… Start with Not long ago, or Little by little (1)] Not long ago, in a place not far away… Read More »Not long ago; or, Little by little (3): scarcity and subsistence in rural Suffolk in the 1900s
Not long ago; or, Little by little (2): Li Kunwa on indoor plumbing in 80s China
[Not long ago, or Little by little (1)] Not long ago, in a place not far away and directly connected to you, something like this… Read More »Not long ago; or, Little by little (2): Li Kunwa on indoor plumbing in 80s China
Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The real ability of the poorest to buy goods and services rose, 1800 to the present, by 3,000 percent. Literally. A factor of thirty. …… Read More »Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
Gordon Brown: All for one
An ideology of “everyone for himself” will not work when the health of each of us depends so unavoidably on the health of all of… Read More »Gordon Brown: All for one
Penn Jillette on the politics of “us”
I’ve trying this thought experiment of trying not to use the words “us and them.” I’ve tried to say the sentence “those of us who… Read More »Penn Jillette on the politics of “us”
Peter Drucker on free markets
I am for the free market. Even though it doesn’t work too well, nothing else works at all. But I have serious reservations about capitalism… Read More »Peter Drucker on free markets
On socialism and rugged individualism
Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.…each one should carry their own load. Paul of Tarsus –… Read More »On socialism and rugged individualism