This was a different kind of book for me to read, one that is perhaps less academic and more politically biased. Twilight of Democracy takes the form of an extended 'Op-ed', attempting to persuade the reader of her views about our current political environment. What interested...
My Notes on The Republic and The Laws by Cicero [My favorite quotes are emboldened and indented.] You can have a skill simply by knowing how to prairie it, even if you never do; whereas moral excellence is entirely a matter of practice. Republic Book 1 We are...
As the world patiently awaits the results of the 2020 elections, many are experiencing abnormal amounts of stress. This stress bears out in various forms of self-talk: "The country will be so much worse if my candidate X wins", "Did I do enough to support my candidate?" "What...
[Note from the author: This post was originally published in 2012 on a blog entitled "Further to Freedom." This blog was an attempt of mine to communicate some of the complexities of economics in an accessible, easy-to-understand way. The blog was organized by 'Levels', which...
"From the moment when the prince usurps this essentially unjust privilege [to alter the money supply], it is impossible that he can justly take profit from it. Besides, the amount of the prince's profit is necessarily that of the community's loss. But whatever loss the...
"We promise that relief which will attend the halting of waste and extravagance, and the renewal of the practice of public economy, not alone because it will relieve tax burdens but because it will be an example to stimulate thrift and economy in private life. Let...