I’m a bit preoccupied. My Better Half reached her due date yesterday, and we are anxiously awaiting whatever comes next. So, in the meantime, while I’m trying to get my “head in the game,” here’s some stuff to expand your knowledge and entertain your senses. Or maybe vice-versa. Also, libertarian views on the rise: Said […]
Deliberative Democracy: A Way to Increase Civic Participation
April 25, 2011 by
The Problem: Dropping Civic Participation We live in a democracy that faces decreasing participation on a dramatic scale. In many respects, because of our republican form of government, the only real opportunity we have to engage in public decision-making is during periodic elections. With so little control and distanced from the decision-making process, from […]
Atlas Shrugged: Come see it.
April 14, 2011 by
Just a couple weeks ago, I noted here that Atlas Shrugged was coming to theaters. It’ll be split into three movies. The first comes out tomorrow. Low budget (only about $10 million), there have been those who have wondered if it’ll be worth watching. Others have opined that after all the credit it gets in […]
Rules for Economic Growth: Finding a “golden mean” for laws affecting innovation & entrepeneurship
April 7, 2011 by
“There has never been a prosperous society without some form of government,” said Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University; Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute. On the other hand, “a society that has been controlled by government has never had extended prosperity.” So what is the golden mean? Whether we agree on the level that […]
So you don’t like judicial activism? How about “rule by text?”
March 15, 2011 by
Don’t like judicial activism? How about jettisoning the judiciary altogether? Both the political left and right seem to take turns accusing judges, specifically those who hand down opinions opposed to their political proclivities, of judicial activism, or judges reading into the law what just is not there. Originalists call for judicial interpretations that read legislative […]
Economists and their blind spots
March 11, 2011 by
I have a soft spot in my heart for economics. I am, by no means, an economist; however, at some point during an undergrad Econ 101 course (in a large auditorium, it seems, somewhere in the SWKT) I had an “a-ha!” moment. I suddenly saw economics as a field that actually had some predictive power for […]
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