Author Archives: Josh Weil

Flags

By Josh Weil | Published: March 17, 2010
I recently purchased two liberty flags to hang on my wall. Well worth the $6 I payed to adorn my room with freedom symbols. Social Bookmarking
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Am I Forgetting Anything Important?

By Josh Weil | Published: March 14, 2010
In order to study human action within any institutional setting, a researcher needs a cursory understanding of ownership, insatiability, self-interestedness, rationality, preferences and constraints, time, uncertainty, and diminishing returns. Update: Included uncertainty Social Bookmarking
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Blogging Break

By Josh Weil | Published: March 12, 2010
My turn for a blogging break. I have three midterms this week and will be off the blogosphere until after next Friday. Social Bookmarking
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Destroying the System From Within

By Josh Weil | Published: March 11, 2010
I originally posted this at the new Berkeley Students for Liberty Blog. I’m going to be cross-blogging so bear with me if you frequent both blogs and see my duplicates. I’ve been inspired by the Reno Students For Liberty club to make a statement about student government. The Reno folk do good work and are rightly recognized [...]
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No Cuts, No Fees, Education Should Be Free

By Josh Weil | Published: March 10, 2010
H/T Andrew G. Social Bookmarking
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Ignorance is Bliss?

By Josh Weil | Published: March 9, 2010
Once again, my favorite contrarian Robin Hanson has gotten me to think really hard about interpersonal psychology. In this post, he argues that we prefer someone to be ignorant in why they like us. I initially disagreed with him, but the more I think about his hypothesis the more plausible it seems. I think his point is that if people [...]
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Digging up the Archives

By Josh Weil | Published: March 7, 2010
Here’s the introduction from Don Boudreaux’s prophetic essay from 2001 on his post 9-11 fears: I’m writing these words in the early-morning serenity of my home, two weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks. All appears peaceful, fine, and as it was before September 11. My son, Thomas, is upstairs sleeping the sweet sleep of a [...]
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Why Economic Growth Matters

By Josh Weil | Published: March 6, 2010
An excerpt from an upcoming article I am writing for the Cal Patriot: The good news is the world is becoming more capitalist over the years. It’s completely possible in a few generations to make drastic economic progress. A 6 percent annual increase in GDP results in a doubling per capita income every twelve years. This [...]
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Who Are You Calling Friend, Buddy?

By Josh Weil | Published: March 5, 2010
An email I received this morning from attorney general candidate Alberto Torrico with critical commentary by yours truly: Dear Friend, For the first time in California’s history, our state government spent more money on prisons than higher education. So? This is a meaningless comparison. Maybe it costs more to lock someone up than to send him to school. I’m all for controlling penitentiary costs, but [...]
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