Ryan Young
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Category Archives: General Foolishness
Slow News Day
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Praxeology and Lunch
From page 8 of Murray Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State:
Let us trace the relations among these goods by considering a typical human end: the eating of a ham sandwich.
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Slow News Day
Politico: Ted Cruz: I didn’t terrify 3-year-old girl
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NFL Trivia
From p. 65 of Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback book:
At one point the same lawyer represented Barry Switzer, Jerry Jones[,] and Larry Lacewell of the Cowboys. The lawyer’s name was Larry Derryberry. They once dined together. At the table: Barry, Jerry, Larry[,] and Larry Derryberry.
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Simplicity Is Beautiful
One of the guiding principles of sound regulation is that simplicity is beautiful. This sign, outside of a school in California, is one of the ugliest things I have ever seen (click photo to enlarge):
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Slow News Day
Politico: Secret Service: Obama safe at gym
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Breaking News
Politico: Obama plays with Japanese robot
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Slow News Day
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Ten Hard Questions for Libertarians
Over at the Bleeding Heart Libertarians blog, Jason Brennan has a brilliant bit of satire that reminds me of one of my favorite Voltaire quotations: “I have only ever addressed one prayer to God, and it is very short: ‘My God, please make all our enemies ridiculous.’ God has granted my wish.”
Of the ten questions Jason poses, I was saddened to realize that I have been asked at least four of them, without irony, in various contexts, including on air.
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Slow News Day
Politico: U.S. Capitol’s exterior lights go dark
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Inertia Wins! 