The word: safety, when combined with transportation and administration. According to statistician William M. Briggs, bad statistics allows the safety in the name.
Words are funny. Strung together, they can have multiple meanings depending on the perceived context and reader’s viewpoint. I can make a statement with the intent to convey argument A, but the reader interprets my statement as not-A. An example: Trotsky, in “What Next? Vital Question for the German Proletariat” (published as “How Mussolini
Ketones are everywhere. And so are associated high fat, low carbohydrate diets, as well as eating patterns that include intermittent fasting – all championed as solutions to obesity, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, etc. While the diets have existed for some time, the addition of intermittent fasting is new, though ubiquitous. So much so that I took notice
One of my favorite websites is the Marxists Internet Archive ( marxists.org). The folks there maintain a huge volume of Marxist writings. In addition, they provide online books and articles that are essential to the well-read Marxist -- as well as the free market Misesian looking to do some research. One of those books is from none other than
Ohio law requires new drivers under the age of 18 to complete a state-approved driver education course consisting of “a minimum of 24 hours of classroom instruction and 8 hours behind the wheel.” So it should come as no surprise that there are a host of private companies providing state-approved driver training. But what are these companies really
According to The Columbus Dispatch , “The lack of supply stems from the economic downturn. Automakers sold fewer new cars, which means that fewer recent models are out there to be traded in.” The article fails to mention the Cash for Clunkers programs and its desired result of a reduced supply of used cars. According to the chart (right) in the
Maybe it was the holiday spirit. Or maybe it was the impatient line of holiday shoppers anxiously waiting for me to finish paying the cashier. Regardless, I let an economic fallacy slide without comment. As the cashier was totaling my bill, she asked if she could pack some of my goods in the plastic bag I was holding; a plastic bag that previously
Krugman thinks Misesians suffer delusions . To prove his point, he retells a fantasy as reality. Hmmm. And here I thought the story of the baby sitting co-op was an allegory of the horrors of the state intervening in the market — the state fixing the value of its fiat currency against other goods and services. According to Krugman, “I know that a
... that it’s not made in a log cabin. Log Cabin Syrup, that is. Seems the good state of Vermont is afraid consumers will confuse Log Cabin All Natural syrup with 100% maple syrup. “The FDA said it does not have a definition for ‘natural.’” At issue is the “natural” claim. Reminds me of an exchange I heard during a session of my local zoning
Here’s a simple quiz: For a mayor running for reelection, which situation would cause the most worry? 1. A minor scandal 2. Discussions of the need for a tax increase 3. Delayed snow removal from residential streets If you live in a northern state, the correct answer (number 3) is obvious. Now hold that thought. I recently wrote a blog post on the
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Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.