Baptism imparts grace, not knowledge

John Zmirak has a good article at InsideCatholic.com on, “Catholics who grandstand about ‘distributive justice’ and offer Rube Goldberg schemes for re-engineering our country’s economy, without knowing or caring how wealth is produced in the first place.”
Baptism Is Not an Economics Degree
What’s missing from these people’s happy, totalitarian picture is something fundamental to the West, [...]

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Why I read to Chronicles Magazine

There are many good articles. But Clyde N. Wilson alone makes it worth reading.
That’s a Lie:
I was mighty proud of my Congressman Joe Wilson—until he apologised for telling the truth to our sacred Chief Magistrate. I have thought well of Mr. Wilson ever since he was one of the Magnificent Seven of South Carolina state [...]

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I disagree with a lot of what she says…

but I agree with a lot of it, too. And, agree with her or not, Camille Paglia is always an enjoyable read:
By foolishly trying to reduce all objections to healthcare reform to the malevolence of obstructionist Republicans, Democrats have managed to destroy the national coalition that elected Obama and that is unlikely to be repaired. [...]

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He calls ‘em like he sees ‘em

David Hume with a few realities which most people are overlooking:
- Yes, Obama does want to socialize risk.
- Yes, it will cost more.
- No, we do not have a free market in health care. Medicine is socialized between the ages of 0 and 18, and 65+, and for many of the poor. Private insurance is [...]

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Somebody gets it

David Goldhill understands, far better that most of the folks in Congress, the actual problem with our health-care system:
All of the actors in health care—from doctors to insurers to pharmaceutical companies—work in a heavily regulated, massively subsidized industry full of structural distortions. They all want to serve patients well. But they also all behave rationally [...]

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A good explanation of the government and the economy

Over at Hezekiah Wyman
When government becomes the restaurant the system flies apart in many ways. Governments do not worry about overheads; indeed, it is an essential function of government to grow. The gang in DC has no concept of being able to “afford” the expenses they occasion. Money isn’t real to them. Other people’s money [...]

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I’m going to have to read some Hans-Hermann Hoppe

Wilson Revolution Unplugged reminds us that today is Dr. Hoppe’s 60th birthday.
He quotes Dr. Hoppe twice. Either quote is enough to make me interested in Dr. Hoppe’s work:
From the vantage point of elementary economic theory and in light of historical evidence, then, a revisionist view of modern history results. The Whig theory of history, according [...]

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Dr. Gloom, Doom, and Boom

An interview with Economist Dr. Marc Faber. This is from the Lateline Busness show in Australia, and I believe the interviewer is Ali Moore.
Well worth watching.

My favorite part starts around 5:14
Ali Moore: You have no faith in the administrations’ ability to wind back stimulus and to start dealing with that problem?
Dr. [...]

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A very good question

Mr. McKinley asks a very good question. Where’s the peace movement during Democratic presidencies?
Your columns (Broida, Briggs, Bennett) on the debate on the new health laws bring to mind the large-scale peace movement that was active during the Bush administration. Raucous crowds followed the president everywhere, calling him Hitler, war criminal and liar, and dissent [...]

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A good question

I came across this post on Kent McManigal’s “Hooligan Libertarian” blog.
I have never owned nor even discharged a firearm. I still think he’s spot on:
This is the only question you ever need to ask any politician to find out if they will work for your benefit, or for their own:
“Do you support the absolute human [...]

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