Amazing Underwater Video: Starfishes and Worms Eating a Dead Seal
How can they make something so, um, unappetizing look so beautiful? “Timelapse of swarming monster worms and sea stars” HT: MarginalRevolution.com
Month: December 2009
A New Wardrobe for Winter
It’s getting pretty cold in Afghanistan, so my wardrobe will have to change. I got some nice Afghan togs (kurtas and vests) in the summer (which are very comfortable and…
Debating Tyler Cowen….
I just remembered, after Tyler Cowen’s very generous comments on my book Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice that I had criticized his views in this podcast: ““The Nature…
A New Understanding of Economic Growth
I heard Deirdre McCloskey make this argument recently in Berlin, where I attended two conferences on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s The Theory…
A Voluntary Pledge of Allegiance
A surprisingly interesting critique of the “Pledge of Allegiance” (to a flag…ugh!) from Michael Lind: “The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American: Shouldn’t the government pledge allegiance to the people rather…
Debating Copenhagen
The French in this is very fast, but my colleague Dr. Emmanuel Martin (editor of UnMondeLibre.org) takes on a smooth French politician, Bernard Deflesselles, member of parliament (Député), right-hand man…
Resist All Barriers to Peaceful Trade, Including “Green Protectionism”
The FreedomToTrade.org campaign is organizing a petition to resist calls for “Green Protectionism.” I’ve signed and I encourage others to do so, as well.
My Presentation on Trade Policy in Beijing
Held at the Unirule Institute on November 20: “?????????????????????“* *Translated, and not by me!
Wabash College and Kabul University
I’ll be in Indiana for some meetings and to speak at Wabash College at 8 pm on December 10. I was promised a visit to the Goodrich Room, which provides…