Some Wisdom…
Robert Higgs: “Instead of stimulus, do nothing – seriously” (A good example of the wisdom of the Chinese idea of “Wu Wei” — “active inactivity,” aka laissez faire).
History
Time Machine
Erich Honecker Berliner Morgenpost: “Verlassene DDR-Wohnung in Leipzig entdeckt” BBC: “Untouched East Germany flat found” Ah, for the DDR, the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, the German Democratic Republic…I have…such fond memories….
A Helpful Reminder
Hoover the Interventionist, thanks to Ilya Somin:
A New History of the Roman Empire
I’m about 100 pages into Peter Heather’s really gripping book, The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History. It’s a great read. I wish I had more time just…
