Category Archives: History

The Truth About Gun Control

A crazy guy with a gun or a bomb can take a few people with him. A coordinated group can sometimes kill thousands. But to slaughter millions takes a government and in all cases the population was disarmed first.

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Liquidity Trap

A few decades ago when I was working my way through an Economics degree, the concept of a Liquidity Trap was explained as some kind of horror that could never happen here. Oh well. It’s very interesting (in the Chinese … Continue reading

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Happy Constitution Day!

September 17, 1787 What I really like about the US constitution is that it was the first (and so far most successful) attempt to build a fail safe government. The worst, most evil people can be (and have been) elected … Continue reading

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No one tells me these things!

Weerd says Ska is dead. I had no idea. That makes me sad.

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Regulatory Strangulation

Borepatch explains what underwear, bleach and Sarah Palin have in common.

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Joe’s one question: A meme

Joe has a question and that meme is spreading. The NRA-ILA: “the world is still waiting for any evidence that any gun control law on the planet has ever prevented individuals or regimes from committing crime.” You would think that … Continue reading

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Just in case you missed it.

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Have I mentioned how much I miss Reagan lately?

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Historic Scotch

100+ year old scotch dug out from Antarctic ice.

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Today in History!

Eye-Beem did NOT introduce the first Personal Computer, those had been around for some time already.

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