So, What Are You?

I’m like a partial libertarian. I’m libertarian on market issues, neocon on fed and fiscal policy, and right of center on social and foreign policy issues. I also consider myself to be a utilitarian pragmatist, meaning I believe in policy that maximizes the creation of wealth, which is why I’m both a supporter fed (and… Continue reading So, What Are You?

Eugenics Plan, Part 2

In an earlier article, The Abortion Plan, I discussed how abortion can be justified from a utilitarianism/pragmatist perspective, without necessarily turning it into a left/right issue. From slatestarcodex.com comments, this issue came up again. “parents who get abortions are parents who can’t afford children, so it’s saving them from a bad life” or the Freakonomics… Continue reading Eugenics Plan, Part 2

No Recession In Technology As Apple Reports Blowout Earnigns

With over 74 million iphones sold in a single quarter, Apple reports it’s biggest earnings ever, proving once and for all that there is no recession or crisis in large cap technology. The people who are buying iPhones, uploading pictures to Facebook, tweeting, and take selfies with Snapchat are not only creating economic value, but… Continue reading No Recession In Technology As Apple Reports Blowout Earnigns

Carl Jung and the Post-2008 Era

From La Times Why we need to address population growth’s effects on global warming Few of them can forget the backlash after then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in 2009 that it was strange to talk about climate change without mentioning population and family planning. Critics immediately suggested that she was calling for eugenics,… Continue reading Carl Jung and the Post-2008 Era

Too Much Whining on the Blogs About the GOP ‘Establishment’

Don’t Count Out the Anti-Establishment Republicans Bush and Romney are marquee names in U.S. politics and the Republicans haven’t nominated an anti-establishment candidate since Barry Goldwater more than a half century ago. Yet there is an equally interesting, and perhaps as important, struggle for the movement-conservative or non-establishment crown. There is a sizable segment of… Continue reading Too Much Whining on the Blogs About the GOP ‘Establishment’

The Daily View: QE vs. Fiscal Stimulus, The Rise of the Economists, America’s New Aristocracy, SAT

We’re living in crazy, weird, more unequal times. Theoretical physics, IQ, coding, finance and economics is more important than ever. The left said Instagram was a bubble when Facebook acquired it in 2013 for $1 billion; now Instagram is worth $30 billion. But web 2.0 valuations, the stock market, and Silicon Valley real estate are… Continue reading The Daily View: QE vs. Fiscal Stimulus, The Rise of the Economists, America’s New Aristocracy, SAT

The Left Wants Housing to Be a Bubble

Economic and demographic factors are blame for the chronic sluggishness of Europe and Japan. America has the huge baby boomer and millennial population whereas Japan has shrinking population and poor demographics. Americans consume more. American monetary policy more proactive and aggressive. America has much less regulation regarding how business can fire employees, resulting in a… Continue reading The Left Wants Housing to Be a Bubble