Topic: Art and Culture

Art and Culture, Authoritarianism, Government, History

Legal Mafias and Moral Asymmetries

– May 12, 2023

“Legal doesn’t mean right. It doesn’t mean just. It doesn’t mean moral. The powerful get away with misdeeds because, for too long, we have conflated the domains. And this conflation goes all the way down.” ~ Max Borders

Art and Culture, Government, Media

How the Media Became the Pentagon’s Plumbers

– May 10, 2023

“A New York Times reporter’s deleted tweet reveals an uncomfortable truth about the gatekeepers of the Pentagon’s secrets today.” ~ Jon Miltimore

Art and Culture, Economic History, Video

Does the 1619 Project Have Anything To Teach Us? Phil Magness at the Soho Forum Debate (Video)

– May 1, 2023

“Magness and Holton recently debated the resolution: ‘The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.'” ~ AIER

Art and Culture, Government, Regulation

The Political Cleverness of Envy-Driven Housing Policies

– April 30, 2023

“This is a recipe for housing stagnation. Strangling the supply of new market rate housing through these various programs means that existing market rents (whenever they are not regulated), must reach stratospheric levels.” ~ Raymond C. Niles

Art and Culture, Free Markets, Government, Technology

When Flying Is Freedom

– April 29, 2023

“The freedom private pilots enjoy, pointing their aircraft in any direction the birds fly, is a testament to the potential for other markets to also operate in a similar manner, without overbearing regulatory apparatuses.” ~ Craig J. Richardson

Art and Culture, Crisis, Government

A Tragedy in Waiting

– April 28, 2023

“Taking away someone’s means of self-defense, making her vulnerable to criminal attacks, is a violation of that person’s rights. Waiting periods for gun purchases do precisely that.” ~ Jason Sorens

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Free Trade

The Global Market Miracle of the 99-cent Pineapple

– April 27, 2023

“When past centuries’ most-iconic luxuries become commonplace and affordable, we always have specialization and market innovations to thank.” ~ Laura Williams

Art and Culture, Free Markets, Government

There is Cosmic Wisdom in this Simple Question

– April 23, 2023

“Despite too many flaws to count, my dad had a strong sense of dignity and fundamental equality. He greeted those who overstepped with a simple question that is woefully under-appreciated today: Who do you think you are?” ~ Max Borders

Art and Culture, Philosophy, Technology

The Screen of Gyges

– April 19, 2023

“Lousy information will continue contaminating the noosphere until we figure out how to incentivize truth-tracking. So it’s not just that we must set up systems that better track the truth (innovation). We must set ourselves up to better track the truth (wisdom).” ~ Max Borders

Art and Culture, Economic Education, Free Trade

Is It An Economic Crime To Import a Soccer Jersey?

– April 14, 2023

“One of the hardiest and most enduring fallacies in economics is the mercantilist fallacy: buying from foreigners is bad for us because we should ‘keep the money here;’ selling to foreigners is good for us because we can pile up more money.” ~ Art Carden

Art and Culture, History, Media

1619, Anyone?

– April 10, 2023

“Phil will next take up the 1619 Project at the Soho Forum on April 20, addressing the resolution: The New York Times book The 1619 Project, and the Hulu video series based on it, are important contributions to our understanding of slavery and the role of African Americans in American history.” ~ James R. Harrigan

Art and Culture, Education, Government

The University of Washington Tries to Squelch Dissident Professor, Gets Sued

– April 9, 2023

“If university administrators can just pass the cost of lawsuits along to the taxpayers, they will never respect the constitutional rights of faculty who dissent from their ideology.” ~ George Leef