Author Archives: Anton

all maps are out of date

Posted on Sunday, 2012 February 12 by Anton

How Old Is Your Globe? — Changes of state names, with dates.

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comments broken

Posted on Thursday, 2012 February 02 by Anton

Non-registered readers who try to comment now see Error 1: Click back and type in the password. I can find nothing in the settings that would explain this. Sorry. Until it’s debugged, you can mail comments to me and I’ll … Continue reading →

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the strawman market

Posted on Wednesday, 2012 February 01 by Anton

One often hears: [Libertarianism] can only work if all the conditions of a free market economy are present … things like anyone being able to easily enter any market segment, all consumers having near-perfect knowledge of what they are purchasing, … Continue reading →

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individualism ≠ egalitarianism

Posted on Tuesday, 2012 January 31 by Anton

Elsewhere someone wrote that libertarians cannot be racist or sexist because our defining tenets include individualism. I responded: As I understand it, individualism is the moral principle that consent can be given, and obligation incurred, only by the acts of … Continue reading →

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soft, with sharp corners

Posted on Monday, 2012 January 23 by Anton

Another thing I like about my kitties: they never knead me.

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late adopter

Posted on Saturday, 2012 January 14 by Anton

I’m a twit, as if you didn’t know.

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still watching movies

Posted on Thursday, 2011 December 29 by Anton

Le Dîner des Cons (The Dinner Game) is delightful. The Lion King is better than I expected, though I don’t quite get how the rightful king prevents drought. Only one of the songs is abominable. The Matrix (again). At 111 … Continue reading →

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