Immigration and The GOP Does Not Need to Reform

Taki and Marginal Revolution recently posted articles about immigration. Predictably, they hold diametrically opposing views: Alex supports open borders and Steve opposes, with no equivocation. We take a middle ground, supporting high tech immigration to make U.S. companies more competitive and cutting entitlement spending to encourage Americans to work, thus eliminating the most or all… Continue reading Immigration and The GOP Does Not Need to Reform

The Daily View: Wealth Creation and Inequality

Today’s good news: Obama’s approval rating keeps falling. This is good for stocks. More good news: Oil prices are surging, benefiting the energy sector and increasing overall consumer spending through the resulting inflation. The world is awash with so much liquidity as long term yields for major developed countries are at record lows: In this… Continue reading The Daily View: Wealth Creation and Inequality

Authenticity and Masculinity in the New Era

In today’s super-competitive economy and meritocracy, the value of an individual to society is measured by his or her income/wealth, educational attainment, professional contributions, online karma points, expert status and IQ/SAT scores. To have a lot of Karma means your contributions and opinions are valued by others; therefore, in the court of online public option,… Continue reading Authenticity and Masculinity in the New Era

Immigration, Millennials, and the Smartist Era

In response to a post supporting more high-tech immgration, Derb replies: Nobody “deserves” admission to anyone else’s country. Immigration has nothing to do with morality. It is the business of deciding whether we need any more people; and if so, from where, with what characteristics, taking into account all social and cultural factors, not merely… Continue reading Immigration, Millennials, and the Smartist Era