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23 Nov Responsibility Is the Antidote to Mental Enslavement

Posted at 15:29h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

Over 2,000 years ago, the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote, “Show me a man who is not a slave.” Seneca was speaking of mental enslavement: “One is a slave to lust, another to greed, another to ambition, and all men are slaves to fear.” Epictetus, another Stoic...

23 Nov ‘Follow the Science’? What If the Science Is Eugenics? – Liberty and Ecology Blog

Posted at 15:26h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

Whether it is Covid-19 or climate change, we keep hearing that we must “follow the science.” With Covid-19 it’s evident that we need to be wary. The science can change as we learn more. One day the science tells us the virus rests for hours...

23 Nov I Wish that Hans Rosling Were Still Alive

Posted at 13:43h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

– November 23, 2020 Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s unfortunate for humanity that Hans Rosling died prematurely, February 2017. His insight and wisdom would possibly have tempered the mass hysteria over Covid-19. A professor of international health at Karolinska Institute, and cofounder of the Gapminder Foundation,...

22 Nov Covid Governments and Social Harmony

Posted at 16:02h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

As if our societies didn’t have enough conflicts, we have added a new beautiful way of pitting one person against another: Covid-restrictions. Instead of clamping down with the mighty force of government on some innocent behavior, politicians have outsourced the enforcement of their rules to...

22 Nov Asymptomatic Spread Revisited

Posted at 14:52h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

The phrase “fog of war” is attributed to Carl von Clausewitz. It has come to refer to the confusion and uncertainty felt by everyone in the midst of conflict. It is often unclear who is making decisions and why, and what the relationships are between...

22 Nov Entrepreneurship Is Accelerating at the Fastest Rate in Decades During This Pandemic

Posted at 08:40h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

As officials in many areas impose new pandemic lockdowns and restrictions going into the holiday season, things can seem bleak. Depression rates are up, people are fleeing cities in droves, elected leaders regularly violate their own orders, and fraud is rampant in the government’s COVID-19...

22 Nov Giving Thanks for Our Mutual Dependence

Posted at 08:13h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Dr. Michael Osterholm, a member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force, calls for a nationwide 4-6 week lockdown. Another task force member, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, has long favored lockdowns. In some states, store shelves have already been emptied again in anticipation of lockdowns. Yet, there are...

22 Nov Pandemics Are Over When the Public Decides They’re Over

Posted at 07:56h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

In Colorado, reported cases and hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients are at higher levels than ever before. And yet politicians are worried that if they issue new stay-at-home orders, the public won’t obey them. For instance the Denver Post last week reported Colorado Democrats admitted the public isn’t...

22 Nov Quotation of the Day…

Posted at 07:54h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) Tweet… is from page 110 of Deirdre McCloskey’s and Art Carden’s splendid new (2020) book, Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich: How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World: The people studying to become better nudgers, meddlers, bureaucrats, administrators, or Keynesian magicians do...

21 Nov Giving Thanks for Our Mutual Dependence

Posted at 18:04h in Uncategorized by one80Admin

– November 21, 2020 Reading Time: 6 minutes Dr. Michael Osterholm, a member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force, calls for a nationwide 4-6 week lockdown. Another task force member, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, has long favored lockdowns. In some states, store shelves have already been...

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