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The Plans Always Go Wrong
I hate making plans. Plans are like straitjackets. They constrain you to doing something or other for a certain period of time. It’s like going to prison. But if I make plans for myself, I can at least abandon the … Continue reading
The Malthusian Illusion
Thomas Malthus still exerts great influence. Malthus was a demographer before he was ever considered an economist. He first came to prominence for his 1798 publication, An Essay on the Principle of Population. In it, he raised the question of … Continue reading
No Faith In The Law
Following on from yesterday, I’m reminded that I have very little faith in the law. I have very little faith in lawyers and judges and courts and legislatures. After all, smoking bans are an example of law in action. And … Continue reading
Justice In The End
In a comment this morning under the recent thread about the late Beulah Toombs, evicted from her HUD apartment for smoking in it, Audrey Silk wrote: Third, the logic in preferring to support one affected individual rather than supporting something … Continue reading
The Idle Theory of Government
In Idle Theory, all wealth is idleness. And economic growth is growth in social idleness: as the economy grows, people need to do less and less work to stay alive. And so, over time, thanks largely to technological innovations – … Continue reading
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The Complete and Utter Corruption of Law
From Clicky in the comments yesterday, this piece in Reason: A policy that is scheduled to take effect next Monday prohibits smoking in and near public housing throughout the country, affecting 1.2 million households in units managed by about 3,300 … Continue reading
The Enigma of Article 13
In the Smoky Drinky Bar last night, RdM was expressing some doubt over whether the EU really was proposing a ‘link tax’, as I reported yesterday. He couldn’t find one in the relevant EU publication. Having read in Breitbart (and … Continue reading
Tired Of Waiting
Where I live in Herefordshire, England, a new estate is being built. And this means that the surrounding roads are full of trucks and diggers. The roads are also being dug up to put in drains, paths, and even a … Continue reading
Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, and The Doctrine of Rights.
For the past week or so I’ve been getting more and more steamed up about NYC councillor Peter Koo’s proposal to ban smoking while walking on New York’s streets. It’s seems to me to check every box in the list … Continue reading
Peter Koo Must Hang
I can’t stop thinking about NYC councillor Peter Koo’s bill to ban smoking while walking on city streets. To me it looks like a perfect example of a bad law. But what do I mean by a bad law? If … Continue reading
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