Wonder Information Tag

22 Dec Be More Skeptical of Lockdowns

Posted at 23:57h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetIn this new, short video, economist Antony Davies rightly insists on assessing the consequences of the Covid-19 lockdowns in context. (Beneath the video, I here write a bit more about it.) I see in this video only two small negatives (beyond the distracting background...

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22 Dec Rich Millennials Plot the End of Civilization

Posted at 23:55h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The New York Times managed to find some young people whose silver spoons provide a sour taste in their mouths. To hear them talk, their good fortune is making them sick.  “I want to build a world where someone like me, a young person who controls...

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21 Dec The American Revolution Was a Culture War

Posted at 21:53h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Two hundred and forty-seven years ago this month, a group of American opponents of the Crown's tax policy donned disguises and set about methodically destroying a shipment of tea imported into Boston by the East India Company. The vandals trespassed on privately owned ships in Boston Harbor and...

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21 Dec What If Safetyism Is Applied to Everything?!

Posted at 12:05h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s another short video in which J.P. Sears uses excellent humor to make a profoundly serious point. Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

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21 Dec How Immigrants Make America Great Again (and Again and Again)

Posted at 12:04h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

A new book documents that newcomers revitalize beliefs in hard work, property rights, and the rule of law.------------------Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ReasonTV?sub_...

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21 Dec Twelve Principles of Public Health

Posted at 12:04h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Public health is about all health outcomes, not just a single disease like Covid-19. It is important to also consider harms from public health measures. More.Public health is about the long term rather than the short term. Spring Covid lockdowns simply delayed and postponed the...

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20 Dec Markets Aren’t about “Using” People. Markets Help People Attain Their Goals.

Posted at 22:28h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

A very common rip on market arrangements is that they use people. For instance, I have come across many versions of “love people and use things rather than loving things and using people.” As Paul Heyne expressed the sense of it, “such a system seems...

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20 Dec Ep. 1799 John Mackey on Elevating Humanity Through Business

Posted at 22:28h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey joins us to discuss his new book Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business. Guest’s Books Conscious LeadershipConscious Capitalism Free Resources! 1) Free guide on how to start your blog or website. Click here to get it. Plus, check out my step-by-step video taking you from...

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20 Dec Yes, Follow the Science – in Every Field

Posted at 22:27h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Repeatedly this year we have heard the admonition, from acolytes of Covid-19 lockdowns, to “follow the science.” Many of the admonishers presume that lockdown skeptics are myopic, “anti-science” miscreants infected with a reckless disregard for human health, safety, and life. Yes, some people are so...

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20 Dec Standing and Delivering Against Lockdown Tyranny

Posted at 22:25h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s Van Morrison’s and Eric Clapton’s new protest song against the tyranny of Covid-19 lockdowns. Read the Full Article here: >Cafe HayekCafe Hayek...

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