The battle over the law in Arizona has reached a head as the law, set to come into effect next week, is being examined in federal court. But the battle over immigration policy in the U.S., as manifested in a court case (likely to be Supreme Court case if by some miracle the law is upheld) presents major defects to the real “debate” :
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Read this fantastic story about how a fifth grade boy, through a little math and clear thinking, was able to disprove John Maynard Keynes’ famous “multiplier effect” of government spending.
http://civilsocietytrust.org/blog/2010/07/13/fifth-grader-discredits-keynesians/
And of course, for the ultimate disproof, in mathematical form, see Hazlitt’s fantastic book, the Failure of the New Economics, specifically p.150-151 (of the original work).
The “Dogmatism” of Truth
I am dogmatic about truth. But not in the same way the religious are dogmatic about faith, or statists are dogmatic about the State: I don’t kill my dissidents.
What is Safnerism?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUpj9T…
What is Safnerism?
A background and breakdown of what “Safnerism” is all about. The concepts that I agree with, the labels I disagree with, and my opinions on discussion in general. This is not permanent as new ideas will emerge over time.
Warning: I had some fun with this.
My Role in the YouTube Intellectual Community
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What is the 4th of July about after all? The United States was founded upon the ideal of secession: 234 years ago, radical revolutionaries publicly declared that they would pledge their lives, liberties, and their sacred honor to separate themselves from a tyrannical government they did not consent to, a power-crazed legislature encroaching on their private lives, and an unabashedly imperialistic juggernaut.
Why don’t we honor the 4th for what it really is about – secession?
Oh right, the 18th Century British Empire 21st Century American Empire doesn’t want us to remember that we have that recourse. After all, it spent upwards of $2,000,000,000 (in 1860 USD, or $45+ Bn in 2010 USD) and killed over 600,000 Americans from 1861-1865 to effectively “remove the option from the table.”
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Paul Krugman’s Fear of Austerity (and Sincerity)
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Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed in the New York Times blasts the “conventional wisdom” calling for Austerity measures (reducing national debts & deficits in lieu of complete international bankruptcy) as he looks on “with amazement and horror.”
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