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.
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
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
No one tells me these things!
Weerd says Ska is dead. I had no idea. That makes me sad.
Regulatory Strangulation
Borepatch explains what underwear, bleach and Sarah Palin have in common.
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
Today in History!
Eye-Beem did NOT introduce the first Personal Computer, those had been around for some time already.