Brief thoughts on Bryan Caplan's "Open Borders"
The book itself is good, but not great. It's good because:
* It presents the standard arguments for open
Regulatory Experimentation
Late night thoughts. In England, when the government passes regulations those regulations almost always apply across the country. There are
The most important part of good writing is not being good at writing
When I did debating, I thought it was funny how most non-debating advice about public speaking focused on style over
Normalizing Dissent
One strange thing in the corporate world is how abnormal open dissent is. Almost never do I hear someone say
Against the social theory of disability
The social theory of disability says that disabled people are made disabled not be their impairments but by barriers in
Against Marx
Marx's argument goes like this:
* The value of a good is defined by the amount of labour that
Racial differences do not justify racism
When I read far-right or far-left websites, a justification for racism I often hear is that race X is worse
Why condemn Trump but not MBS
When Trump visited the UK a while ago, many politicians spoke out against the UK welcoming him and large numbers
Why do populists succeed?
Question: How is it that populist politician often beat established political parties. How can small newcomers without established patronage networks,
Book Review: The Tragedy of Liberation by Frank Dikotter
Before you read this, read my highlights. They give a better overview/feel of the book anything here.
The tragedy