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ISIS (Part Two)
In my first posting on this subject, we talked about what could be called the “forward defence” argument for military action against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Advocates of this strategy believe that to defend ourselves against ISIS terrorism, it … Continue reading
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ISIS (Part One)
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, have thrown the debate about ISIS into overdrive, particularly among the presidential candidates. Several strands have emerged from these discussions, but I think that their taxonomy is not often clearly … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Politics
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The Statist Mindset and Other Short Takes
I just read an article in BloombergView yesterday by Cass Sunstein, who is a law professor at Harvard. It was a roundup of a number of books published last year on “behavioral economics” (which is an absurd descriptor, since all … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Finance, Politics
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More Silly-Con Valley
The Wall Street Journal had an article this past week entitled “Tech’s Hometown Bank.” This has convinced me that Silicon Valley has replaced Wall Street as the new epicentre of financial malfeasance and conflict of interest. The article is about … Continue reading
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More on Trump
(If you read the title of this quickly, you will note the slight play on words.) My post on Trump has generated a lot of comment, so I think that it is worthwhile to spend a little more time on … Continue reading
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Trump
Donald Trump’s poll numbers continue to defy gravity. This requires greater scrutiny. A sacrifice is needed: actually listening to one of Trump’s speeches. And your intrepid correspondent has done this, all 95 minutes of the one he gave in Iowa … Continue reading
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Paris Attacks: A Quick Question
I have been following a lot of the reporting on the attacks in Paris. One question that I haven’t seen raised (but maybe I just missed it): The attackers at the Bataclan concert venue entered the building and starting firing … Continue reading
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Overreaching Government “Enables” Culture Warriors
I have just finished reading an opinion entitled “A Birth-Control Morality Play Comes to Supreme Court” by Megan McArdle, the lonely voice of libertarianism over at BloombergView. The thrust of the article is to use philosophical hypotheticals to explain the … Continue reading
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Patently Absurd[1]
It is presidential campaign season and we are getting a lot of incoming promises, particularly from the Democratic side, about how the government is going to make our lives better. This makes it an opportune moment to report on some … Continue reading
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Republican Debate in Boulder
Through the modern miracle of the “record” button on my TV remote control, which I have finally learned to use, I have watched the recent Republican debate. Here are my thoughts on the candidates and the issues raised. It is … Continue reading
