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Social Justice Begets Poetic Justice – Be Careful What You Wish For.

November 1, 2018

Poetic justice rewards virtue and punishes vice. It's a spontaneous force of nature. Social justice punishes virtue in order to equalize outcomes. The thinking is that reality is different for everyone. It turns out that real inequality is in the sharing of risk. The loudest proponents of social justice are the ones who do not bear the burden of their risky ideas.

The Mirage Of Social Justice, Part 5: The Rules Of The Free Market Wealth Creation Game Give Everyone A Chance, And Both Luck And Skill Have A Role.

October 31, 2018

Rules determine chances, but they don’t determine results. Even in a game with equal chances for all players, there will be some winners and some losers. Undeserved disappointments are unavoidable. They may cause a feeling of having been treated unjustly, but no-one has acted unjustly.

At Halloween, Watch Out For Regulatory Wolves Wearing Sheep’s Clothing.

October 30, 2018

The regulatory state goblins are canvassing the neighborhood of private interests with interesting and creative legal angles this Halloween season. And the regulators never bear any of the risks or costs of their laws and lawsuits, regardless of how inane. Their message is clear, don't invest in our regulatory targets.

The Insidious Social Breakdown Caused By Government Adoption Of Keynesian Policies.

October 29, 2018

The prioritization of globalization, GDP growth and consumption growth, and higher education leaves behind many American workers. The leftist elites will not tolerate “any deviation from the borderless, green, multicultural, college-educated, ….consumption-oriented society”.

Scooters Are the Newest Addition to the Sharing Economy

October 28, 2018

But these Bird scooters seem too popular with consumers to cower under the first signs of a struggle. After all, Uber and Lyft have both had to endure similar attempts at regulation, but they have managed to survive because consumers vote with their dollars.

Tech Is Completely Reshaping the Patient-Doctor Relationship with Telemedicine

October 26, 2018

Instead of trying to fix our broken system it’s time to practice some creative destruction and abandon the old ways in favor of new tech-centered approaches to health care.

Universal Basic Income Is A Universally Bad Idea. Let’s Stick With Universal Capitalism.

October 25, 2018

In February 1962 U.S. nonfarm payroll stood at 55.2 million. Fifty-six years and several major tax cuts later, jobs stand at 149.5 million. Call it basic and universal capitalism. Let’s stick with that, shall we?

Amazon Prime Killed Sears and Consumers Should Be Grateful

October 25, 2018

So instead of mourning the loss of Sears, let us celebrate how lucky we are to live in a world where the market is constantly evolving and allowing consumers access to better goods and services.

The Mirage Of Social Justice, Part 4: Social Justice Warriors Are Total Strangers To The Basic Ideals Of A Free Society.

October 24, 2018

Out of nowhere, the children of the welfare state have developed the feeling that “society” owes them particular things, and that “society” must act to provide them with those things, whether it’s a free education or free healthcare or a job.

Women Don’t Need the Government to Help Get a Seat in the Boardroom.

October 22, 2018

Now, every time a woman is asked to serve on a board of directors, she will wonder whether she is being chosen based on her skills, or because the company in question wants to avoid having to pay a government fine. This is not gender equality.

Blockchain Is Now Protecting Voters from Fraud and Corruption

October 20, 2018

And while voting might not be the end all be all when it comes to safeguarding individual freedom, inhibiting big governments from meddling in elections serves to give further power to the individual by ensuring their unique vote is properly accounted for.

Innovation And Freedom Are The Cure To The Fed’s 2% Solution Addiction.

October 19, 2018

The Federal Reserve's sacred 2% inflation target is now supported by a 2% Fed Funds rate. Unfortunately the 2% GDP growth new normal isn't playing nice, coming in at 4%. Innovation and economic freedom are the fly in the econometric ointment.

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