Airline woes
I have heard many recent stories about poor service on airlines lately. I was just at the IHS conference and there was a whole list of horror stories resulting from participant’s travel problems. If 10% of travelers are having nightmarish experiences there must be some explanation.Here’s the one I offered to my fellow […]
IHS Seminar, Tom’s Song
Hello, Jonah
Well, hello, Jonah! And - whaddya’ know? -I see Geppetto and Pinnochio!It’s gettin’ crowded, from head to tail.Guess we’re all livin’ in the belly of the whale.
At least it’s cozy, and nice and warm.And it gives us shelter from the ragin’ storm,N’ though I smell trouble, I can say at least,I’m not deeper […]
Imitate Christ
“if we all accept that, then we have to allow that a competent pragmatism might look very different from National Socialism.” Exactly, but Mises proved long ago that central planning is always inept. It can never be practical to everyone, it can only be practical to the one making the decision, who is operating without […]
Fascism = Pragmatism
Pragmatism, aka fascism, has as its philosophy “Do whatever seems necessary.” Hitler did this, and kept doing it, and kept doing it, until he was a totalitarian dictator, democratically elected.
If we do not step outside of what seems necessary and focus on natural rights and incentives, theory, we will make the same mistakes. This was […]