I plead for greater liberty and a more open world, not because I believe one system happens to be more efficient than another, but because those things provide a setting that unleashes individual creativity as no other system can. They spur dynamism that has led to human, economic, scientific, and technological advances… At its core, belief in capitalism is belief in mankind… My aim is freedom and voluntary relations in all fields.
– Johan Norberg, In Defense of Global Capitalism
Rust-Bucket Life Extension for the Win
Ticonderoga Class Arleigh Burke Class It seems counterintuitive but keeping old ships commissioned is expensive. Expertise on the hulls ages out and retires, technology moves on and maintenance demands increase and don't decrease. These life extensions are random and...
