This is a good piece on insurance and the recent Southern California wildfires. A response to the hand-wringing over the ‘two Americas’ nonsense. Reason Magazine – Rant: Burn the Rich: “Rant: Burn the Rich – Is it ‘apartheid’ to pay…
architecture, design, housing
The Illy Push Button House
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This is great, see the 2nd link below for an update. The official Illy Push Button House site. MoCo Loco: Illy Push Button House: “We saw the Illy Push Button House a while back, it’s the one built within a…
liberty, quotes
Today’s Quotes
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“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.” — Albert Einstein “When I say liberty…I mean liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts and live his own life as…
history, travel, writing
Baedeker guidebooks are back
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Nice story. Baedeker at Wikipedia. Official Baedeker site. Baedeker is back – Telegraph: “Nigel Tisdall welcomes the surprise return of the guidebooks once considered essential for civilised travel. If ageing rock bands can reform, why shouldn’t well-respected guidebooks make a…
healthcare, Medicaid, socialism
Medicaid Funding for Schools Cut
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Not exactly what we need, but it’s a start. Also see, “How can you oppose healthcare for children!?“ Medicaid Funding for Schools Cut – washingtonpost.com: “The Bush administration yesterday eliminated about $700 million a year in Medicaid reimbursements to schools,…
economics, housing, socialism
Did Free Market Ideology Cause the Housing Bubble?
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An interesting column from LewRockwell.com today. Dr. William Anderson discusses the housing bubble, the subprime crisis, and Paul Krugman. The second column linked below is about from Krugman from 2003. I’ve long wondered how Paul Krugman gets to be called…
markets
Markets in everything: Elf Schools
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The wonders of the market never cease. Yule school to teach Santa’s elves – Yahoo! News: “ROVANIEMI, Finland (Reuters) – Customer service, story-telling, nature studies and wilderness survival are essential skills for any elf worthy of the name. Anyone who…
environment, markets, Marx, socialism
Watermelons, Marxists, and Consumerism
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‘Consumerism’ is a pejorative that I see thrown around a fair amount these days. Progress and increases in our standard of living have become bad in the eyes of some. Check out this wonderful piece from FEE circa 2002. It’s…