Monthly Archives: November 2003

QotD

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 November 12 by Anton

Unqualified Offerings have yet another forceful word to say about the conduct of the War of the Year: Here is the thing you must understand about David Brooks and Max Boot and William Kristol and the whole “national greatness” gang. … Continue reading →

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another layer of transaction costs

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 November 12 by Anton

Rasmusen on the value of liberty What is wrong with government regulations? Well, first, of course, they are likely to be the result of special interests, and inefficient. But even good regulations have a cost that I don’t see mentioned: … Continue reading →

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Incident at Goose Creek

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 November 11 by Anton

People are asking why the latest drug-war outrage has not resulted in tar and feathers, or at least some basic rock-throwing. Perhaps the potential ringleaders are worried about being prosecuted for terrorism?

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QotD

Posted on Monday, 2003 November 10 by Anton

Kevin Marks, whom I had not read before, cites Jerome K Jerome (author of Three Men in a Boat) on economics: What a wonderful piece of Socialism modern civilisation has become! – not the Socialism of the so-called Socialists — … Continue reading →

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back to the drearing board

Posted on Monday, 2003 November 10 by Anton

Damn. I was doing so well.

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the torrent

Posted on Monday, 2003 November 10 by Anton

Oy. 334 bogus ‘Microsoft security patch’ messages today from ‘particular’, all dated October 27-30. And how have you been?

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two dimensions

Posted on Sunday, 2003 November 09 by Anton

Tim Lambert (Deltoid) is compiling a table of bloggers’ scores in a Political Compass quiz. I scored in the middle of the Right Libertarian quadrant, close to Will Wilkinson (The Fly Bottle). I suspect I’d be further left if some … Continue reading →

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