Thursday, January 24
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Jeremy Horpedahl is the guest editor today. |
"Overall, it's hard to overstate the immense contrast between our market-based justice system and what passed for one as little as three years ago. Then, most of the guilty suffered no consequence, some innocents were wrongly convicted, many who had harmed nobody were punished, and none of the victims were compensated--except by the kind of savage satisfaction that comes from vengeance." Column by Jim Davies.
A Boom-Bust Cycle in Austrian School Politics
"I must unfortunately take political pessimism to a further degree. Even assuming political activity could save us from the dangers of political activity, it is too late for America. America survives by imports bought with a currency that rests on myth: faith that the dollar will retain its value. The emperor not only has no clothes, he has little of meaningful value with which to buy real clothes. Ron Paul cannot save the USA." Column by Lysander's Ghost.
Palestinians Breach Border, Pour into Egypt
What
a beautiful story. Open borders… and not for welfare, but to buy goods! Be
sure to look at the pictures. (2 pages, link from the STR
blog, which of course you should be reading too)
Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death
Hey,
remember when we brought freedom to
Shocking!
“In
short, the surge has done nothing to overturn former secretary of state Colin
Powell's now-famous 'Pottery Barn' rule:
“We're
going to be buying [sugar] at 21 cents [per pound] and probably selling it at
six cents.” In economic terms, this is called a “loss,” meaning that the
Why the MPAA and RIAA Can't Stand College Students
“Instead
of being the bastions of progress in an age where everyone can see that a
change is coming, the RIAA and MPAA have decided to insult college students
and cite faulty statistics to back up their ludicrous claims.”
Eliminate the Income Tax and You Still Have the Same Federal Revenue as 10 Years Ago
Ron Paul has said this several times, and it turns out to be “mostly true,” according to this site. It would be nice to eliminate those other taxes as well, but it does put into perspective how much the era of big government is not over.
A hangover from Prohibition. And big surprise: big corporations oppose the free market. There are plenty of other Prohibition hangovers.
“As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free on the Last.fm website.”
College
Textbook Prices Up 186% Since 1986
I would say this is inevitable when you combine intellectual (property) monopoly with an educational monopoly. But still: free the textbooks.
What Should Happen to Women Who Have Abortions?
[video] Some anti-abortion protestors have “never thought about it” and don’t even think there should be a punishment (at least, the ones that this guy interviewed). This is promising, though, since these people clearly aren’t evil, just stupid.
3.2 Million Unemployed Americans Apply for Opening at Ohio-Area Bob Evans
Satire.
10,000
Hopefuls Keep Eyes Open for Wal-Mart Job
Not satire.
A photo blog.