April 10, 2016
The Immigrants I Know
We are seeing a tide of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe. In this country the problem is considerably less severe; however, in a number of conservative quarters immigrants are blamed, against…
April 10, 2016
New Molinari/C4SS Books
Two of my Molinari/C4SS comrades have new books out. One is Kevin Carson’s The Desktop Regulatory State: The Countervailing Power of Individuals and Networks. The blurb says: Defenders of the…
April 07, 2016
Huemer’s Approaching Infinity
I’m about halfway done reading Michael Huemer’s new book Approaching Infinity. It’s a fascinating foray into the philosophy of math, metaphysics, and philosophy of science. Huemer begins by presenting a large number…
April 07, 2016
How to Suck at Leftism Part 2: A Crappy Argument for Nationalist Leftism
Judging by the comments to my last post, by some of the defenses of Sanders I’ve seen, and by articles by people like Stephen Macedo, many people think something like…
April 06, 2016
Bernie Sanders: For Leftists Bad at Leftism
Buckle up, folks, for a frightening fairy tale. Once upon a time, Andy bought cheese from Bob. But then Andy decided he wanted instead to buy cheese from Charlie,…
April 04, 2016
The Minimum Wage is a Bad Tool for Fighting Poverty
Today, California governor Jerry Brown will sign a law raising the state’s the minimum wage (currently $10/hr – tied with Massachusetts for the highest of any state) to $15/hr by 2022. This is…