https://youtu.be/GOKlRHNy2Xk Baker repeated to Gorbachev that “neither the President nor I intend to extract any unilateral advantages from the processes that are taking place,” and “not only for the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is...
https://youtu.be/8ir26bzOYGo The simplest definition of economy is the effort to maximize the availability of limited resources (and just about every resource is limited) to meet as many human demands as possible. Tools, capital, and innovation are the keys to this...
In a blog post last month, Dr. Tyler Cowen listed a number of books he is currently reading, and specifically mentioned a book which I think is one of the greatest intellectual achievements of all time. Here is what Cowen said: "Michael Huemer, Progressive Myths. ...
https://youtu.be/9V_VpWvsWns When facing any issue in society, it’s important to ask which group of people have the knowledge to improve the situation and the incentive to make such changes arise. The most well-meaning people in society cannot “solve” poverty or...
https://youtu.be/9UqKSmRzhf0 “For 99.99 percent of human existence on this planet, humans have been slim, fit, and diabetes-free. We never, as a species, ate the amounts of grains and low-fat dairy that are recommended by the USDA Food Pyramid and MyPlate...
https://youtu.be/kQw2fQyN33w How many mass murder campaigns (often called “wars”) will governments have to be involved in before Progressives admit that the state is the very threat to society that they claim to be protecting us from? - Keith Knight, Domestic...
https://youtu.be/FOZyecmNSOc [W]ealthy societies did not get rich by extracting their wealth from elsewhere. Rather, they did so by becoming more productive and thus creating more wealth. - Why It's OK to Mind Your Own Business Justin Tosi is an Associate Professor of...
I believe that every argument should begin with commonly understood definitions. Capitalism is a social system based on the explicit recognition of private property and voluntary contracts. Communism is the abolition of private property altogether. And socialism is...
