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10
Nov

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
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29
Oct

Regulatory Experimentation

Late night thoughts. In England, when the government passes regulations those regulations almost always apply across the country. There are
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05
Oct

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
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22
Sep

Normalizing Dissent

One strange thing in the corporate world is how abnormal open dissent is. Almost never do I hear someone say
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05
Aug

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
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23
Jul

Against Marx

Marx's argument goes like this: * The value of a good is defined by the amount of labour that
14
Jul

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
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14
Jul

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
13
Jul

Why do populists succeed?

Question: How is it that populist politician often beat established political parties. How can small newcomers without established patronage networks,
10
Jul

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
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