From the Academy to Atlas Shrugged: An Appreciation

April 2, 2009 From the Academy to Atlas Shrugged: An Appreciation

By noreply@blogger.com (Edward Cline) from The Rule of Reason,cross-posted by MetaBlog

Were you alive in Aristotle‘s time, had attended his lectures at the Academy, and had read his works, as well, would you have grasped the importance of those works to your existence? Would [...]

To All My Valued Employees

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed  for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. What does [...]

Atlas Shrugs – the time is now!

Striker

To All My Valued Employees,

There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company and, more specifically, your job. As you know, the economy has changed for the worse and presents many challenges. However, the good news is this: The economy doesn’t pose a threat to your job. [...]

The Misesian Case against Keynes – Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Superb essay on Keynesian economics fantastically wrong theory of capitalism and of a socialist paradise that will send us deep into depression. Obama and his socialistic cronies know absolutely nothing about economics.

An outstanding explanation of the difference!  This is very thorough and excellent , but not a quickie.  if you wish, direct link is [...]

Personal Accounts for Social Security: Still the Best Deal

With the stock market in turmoil, opponents of personal accounts for Social Security have once again raised the specter of Social Security “privatization.” However the facts show personal accounts would offer better return, even with the current economic troubles.

Brought in here from Digg at

http://digg.com/politics/Personal_Accounts_for_Social_Security_Still_the_Best_Deal

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Bailouts: Ignoring Cause, Abusing Effect, Collapse

Following up on earlier posts America is History and – the Meltdown.

This post has also been submitted to Digg – you may comment here or there.

Back in the 60′s as a much younger man, I became a home-builder, and soon headed west to pursue that love in a more agreeable atmosphere.  It grew [...]

The Failure of Capitalism – Government’s Great Lie

Central planning disrupts this equilibrium. In fact, not only are our economic problems caused exclusively by government intervention into the marketplace, rather than capitalism, these problems are the INEVITABLE RESULT of government intervention.

Striker: Government intervention ALWAYS means less freedom, less right to live

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Down the Tubes

This began as a comment to a Digg thread pitching Ron Paul, a popular thread which needed expansion and action beyond what I had posted there.

All of us many problems, but solutions are all over the map and not much is viable.  We are deep into economic collapse, our greenback will take a huge [...]

The Lehman Liquidation Failure means Global Metldown Dominos

Executives from the major Wall Street firms expressed reluctance at a plan by government officials to have each firm chip in money to buy Lehman Brothers’ troubled real estate portfolio, worried that even after Lehman, another firm might need a similar bailout as the financial crisis continues to wreak havoc among the big investment banks.

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Federal Reserve Agrees to Buy Lehman´s Bad Debt with Your $$

A deal has been drafted for the Fed to buy Lehman Brothers’ bad assets and clear the way for an eventual sale of the troubled firm.

Striker: We knew this was a’comin’ sometime this weekend. Is this the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back? Or do we hold our breath a few more days, [...]