Red Meat
Moral Hazard
Moral hazard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard) is the fact that people act differently when there is a safety net than when there is no net.
I recently visited part of the north rim of the Grand Canyon which is not “tourist friendly”. The edge is…an edge. No railings, no warnings, no [...] Read more »
Occam’s Legislation
Most have heard about Occam’s Razor, which can be paraphrased as “if there there are two or more explanations for something, the simplest one is more likely to be correct.”
I’d like to propose Occam’s Legislation — if there are two laws that could be passed to solve a [...] Read more »
Why are there National Parks?
That is, why are National Parks National?
The National Park System is another case of one branch of government saying “we know better than you” and “we don’t trust you”.
This is evident in the fact that each state is perfectly capable of managing parks within its borders — yet some parks are more equal than others. [...] Read more »
Closed borders, Open doors
Much of the hot air about immigration centers around the supposed tradeoff between securing the border and allowing new candidate citizens. This is a false dichotomy.
It is completely consistent to have locks on your doors while simultaneously being a welcoming and gracious host. No sane person permits unknown people to climb into their house [...] Read more »
Same As It Ever Was…
Some say “we have never had a President like this…” or “No President has come from this background…”. Usually people on the right are referring to President Obama’s seemingly magical ability to make all people think that he is agreeing with them, or his background as community organizer.
This is not the first time we’ve had [...] Read more »
