Amtrak profit seems awfully fishy
Amtrak profit seems awfully fishyThere are few things that government cheerleaders love more than great, big high-speed rail plans. Articles like this one pop up all over the place. Although I’m of...
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Anti-aging page addedGo here to find anti-aging secrets that might give you a one-up in the sexy department over your peers. Piyo's Blog
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Minimum wage again
Minimum wage againBad arguments for minimum wage (all of them) are like bad arguments against climate change. Overgeneralizing a claim about how the minimum wage didn’t hurt employment among these...
View ArticleSignaling theory of education and competence
Signaling theory of education and competenceThe signaling theory of education claims that the value of education to an individual is mostly or almost entirely exhausted by what her education signals to...
View ArticleQuestionable assumptions: the obesity problem
Questionable assumptions: the obesity problemYou can hardly read a day’s worth of news without hearing about someone whipping up the moral panic over obesity. Oftentimes, it’s busybody politicians...
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LinksSorry, folks. I’ve been kind of busy the past few days. Will return with original content soon! For now, some links… McArdle on obesity This is sad, of course, but at the risk of sounding like a...
View ArticleCommon sense libertarianism
Common sense libertarianismEven though most any issue-by-issue tally of my beliefs would certainly put me squarely in the libertarian camp in most people’s eyes — I scored in the high 90s on the...
View ArticleAbortion and tribal disagreement
Abortion and tribal disagreementAlthough it has moderated somewhat since the days of my youth, I think it’s still quite fair to say that the abortion debate is one of the most intense in modern...
View ArticlePaleo diets, crying babies, and dumb chicks with sweet boobs
Paleo diets, crying babies, and dumb chicks with sweet boobsSometimes when people observe my eating habits or hear me talking about them, they ask if I’m doing some kind of Paleo Diet. The answer is...
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Patent problemsPatent problems continue to worry. I have no idea if anyone else has suggested something like the following solution. Someone probably suggested it a long time ago and was quickly...
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Pics of the world’s worst piece of fat crap, kim jong-un
Pics of the world’s worst piece of fat crap, kim jong-unSelected from Tumblr for your convenient amusement, I give you Kim Jong-un. I hope he gets bowel cancer. Piyo's Blog
View ArticlePolyphenols and milk
Polyphenols and milkI don’t know how I missed this issue for so long, but I stumbled across it the other day and still can’t decide if it’s something worth worrying about, or if it’s just another...
View ArticleDementia and health care
Dementia and health careNot much to say here, but this article on the dementia and health care costs highlights one of the reasons people like me look skeptically, if not scornfully, (how about...
View ArticleWhat people value and what they say they value
What people value and what they say they valueI can’t for the life of me remember where I read this, but I’ve always liked it: the movies at the top of your Netflix queue are who you are, and the...
View ArticleRand Paul and the Civil Rights Act
Rand Paul and the Civil Rights ActAs most of you probably know, Rand Paul made a speech and answered questions at Howard University yesterday in an attempt to “reach out” to black voters on behalf of...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t this exist?
Why doesn’t this exist?Maybe it already does? If I’m behind the times and have missed this, please tell me. I’ll describe the idea in terms of browser plugins because it’s such an easy, concrete...
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“Secure the border first” policy is irrational
“Secure the border first” policy is irrationalSuppose you were the generous and altruistic owner of a restaurant that served delicious food and had practically unlimited capacity. Being generous and...
View ArticleShould libertarians more readily condone violence?
Should libertarians more readily condone violence?Sorry for my long absence. I’ve been occupied with a more pressing agenda lately. The question I pose in the title is meant to sound odd. Though the...
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Roshanda and HarvardI don’t really have any well-formed thoughts on this yet, so I’m just throwing it out there. Maybe someone can help me decide how comparable these two phenomena really are. I had a...
View ArticleFairness, Equality, Efficiency and Parent Perks
Fairness, Equality, Efficiency and Parent PerksI assume the existence of an adversary in this post. I think the adversary actually exists, but be warned, I could be wasting good TV time on a straw man....
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