Monthly Archives: August 2011

Fall of Libya

Dear Friends, It seems to me, that people who are celebrating the downfall of Muammar, are foolish as they are ignorant. Muammar was nothing but, a glistening turd, freshly dropped from a dog’s ass, a ruthless tyrant, some say was … Continue reading

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Regulation and the Principle Agent Dilemma

Dear Friends, It seems to me that Chief Executive Officers, COEs, of large corporations have many of the privileges as owners of large companies, but have none of the responsibilities. As we see empirically with teenagers, people who are given … Continue reading

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Animal or Human?

Dear Friends, It seems to me, for a person to start a homestead, he must cut the trees, pull the stumps, kill anything that ventures on his land to take his vegetables, and fence in new animals that are alien … Continue reading

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On Class Mobility

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the real measure of the justice in a society, both hypothetical and existing, is to measure the level of class mobility in that society. Other devices and accepted wisdom, used now, like the … Continue reading

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London Calling…

Dear Friends, It seems to me, I once heard a saying, it went like this, “You don’t defecate where you eat.” This saying, while more crudely stated the way I heard it, has many applications, not the least of which … Continue reading

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Our Economic Witch Doctors

Dear Friends, It seems to me that a doctor, who prescribed only pain killers and did nothing to remedy (set) a broken leg, would be guilty of malpractice. That malpractice would be compounded if that doctor then told the patient … Continue reading

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Clausewitz on War… My Take.

Dear Friends, It seems to me the opening page of Von Clausewitz book- War, Politics and Power, he states a maxim that has applications not only to war but to many other areas of politics. The quote is; “War is … Continue reading

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Metric For Measuring Revolution

Dear Friends, It seems to me that one way we can tell the direction a revolution will take is how the former elite are treated. It may seem like a foolish metric to use but if we examine history and … Continue reading

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