Throughout Europe, Stretched the Silent Network of Liberalism
Stories for a Starting Place I was reminded how I got started in the world of true (or classical) liberal ideas when a used book ordered on Amazon arrived. I started re-reading it and...
Author: Gregory Rehmke
Less government, better coping
[comment on Daily Speculations post on various potential crises in China]“The Chinese government is struggling to cope…” Newspapers regularly report that governments or federal agencies working hard to deal with the crisis-of-the-week. We have...
John Quincy Adams’ July 4 Speech
Each July 4th the Declaration of Independence would be read aloud in the capital as part of a July 4th celebration. John Quincy Adam’s July 4th, 1821 speech is memorable. I have long seen...
iPhone Crashes the Regulated Industry Party
It is great the way industry leaders sometimes charge into different but related industries. The free-wheeling computer industry doesn’t suffer from the dense regulations and Congressional lobbies that blanket the phone, cable, and cell...
Corruption and Old Age
Episode 3 of Friedman’s Free to Choose focuses on freedom and prosperity and much of it is set in Eastern Europe. The episodes are online here: http://www.ideachannel.tv/ In episode 3, at 14 minutes in,...
First make sure govt. does no (environmental) harm
Leonard Reed, Ben Rogge, and Ed Opitz of the Foundation for Economic Education had much experience with energetic libertarians who attended FEE seminars. Libertarians were often frustrated that those around them seemed unable to...
A Student’s Guide to Economics, review by Andrada Busuioc
Paul Heyne’s “Student’s Guide to Economics is, indeed, a guide. Meant to offer basic information for students not very familiarized with economics, the guide has the advantage of a clear and concise presentation of...
Big Screen Monitors for Apple’s iTV
I finally had a chance this week to plug my Mac Powerbook into my father’s new LCD 1080i HDTV. I had ordered a $30 DVI-to- HDMI video cable online (to avoid the $100 price...
Did Ebenezer Scrooge Dream a Better Life for Himself?
(Revised and expanded version of 2004 post, quoted in December 17, 2006 Toronto Star article “The Politics of Ebenezer Scrooge“) Family, Work, Community Did Ebenezer Scrooge Dream a Better Life for Himself? Reflections on...
Migration Magic: New High-Tech Firms
Highly recommended is study on immigrant-founded companies in the U.S. titled “American Made” by the National Venture Capital Association (http://www.nvca.org/). Study in Acrobat is here: http://www.nvca.org/pdf/AmericanMade_study.pdf The Venture Capital study is about firms that,...