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…
Macaulay Remembered Again
In doing some research for my paper on “Classical Liberalism, Morality, and Poverty” I re-read Thomas Babington Macaulay’s brilliant refutation of Tory paternalism, “Southey’s Colloquies on Society.” (If you want…
A Little Empirical Research Can Avoid a World of Mistakes
Peter Leeson in the New York Times Freakonomics blog on “Democratic Dominoes.”
Steve Davies on African History
From AfricanLiberty.org
Showing How Millions of People Were Duped
The New York Times: “Behind Analysts, the Pentagonâ??s Hidden Hand” â??It was them saying, â??We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you,â?? â?…
Russia’s New Elite
Felix Dzerzhinsky: His Influence Is Still Felt This BBC story helps to understand just what is happening in the Russian Federation today: “Russian ex-spies flex their muscles.” The only thing…
Russia’s New Elite
Felix Dzerzhinsky: His Influence Is Still Felt This BBC story helps to understand just what is happening in the Russian Federation today: “Russian ex-spies flex their muscles.” The only thing…