Why Do People Help Complete Strangers?
Would you help someone who was just hit by a car? Someone who you do not know, and will never see again? Of course you would (I hope). But why?It's not because it's the "right thing to do" because that...
View ArticleHow Do Labor Unions Work? What Benefits do They Bring?
Labor unions exist to gain above-market benefits by eliminating competition through coercion. Without unions, any employer who is unsatisfied with employee demands can simply hire replacement workers...
View ArticleWhy Do People Tell Jokes?
First, let's define "joke" as not being a one-liner, or a brief witticism. Instead, it's referring to the interminable story that places an enormous demand on the audience's patience in exchange for a...
View ArticleIs Racial Profiling Morally Acceptable at Airports?
If anything, "racial profiling" is morally required at airports. Of course, there are a couple of caveats here: 1. Since "race" is just a cultural abstraction, what we really mean is that it profiling...
View ArticleWhat is The Difference Between Buyers and Sellers?
Almost none. To illustrate, consider barter: If I give you a potato in exchange for an orange, then who is the buyer and who is the seller? Now, if I gave you a potato in exchange for a slip of paper...
View ArticleIs Suburban Sprawl Bad?
First, we need to remove the biases from this question:1. The phrase "suburban sprawl" is the opposite of "urban suffocation" -- yet we rarely hear people ask, "Is urban suffocation bad?"2. This...
View ArticleCan Slavery Be A Good Thing?
Yes it can. In fact, when slavery is beneficial, it goes by the term "taxes." Of course, all taxes are harmful in some way, but they might be the best option in certain cases, such as with the...
View ArticleWhat is "Heritage"?
In everyday use, "heritage" usually refers to a culturally inherited trait that the individual receives from his parents. And so, there's American heritage, Irish heritage, Korean heritage, Jewish...
View ArticleIs Bush Violating The U.S. Constitution?
That's not even a valid question, unless you're also upset over all the routine constitutional violations by the Federal Government in areas such as striking down local abortion laws, criminalizing...
View ArticleShould Cities Ban Jewish-Made Products?
Should Cities Ban Jewish-Made Products?For that matter, should they ban black-made, female-made, homosexual-made, etc. products?Well, why not? At least one city has no problem with banning Chinese...
View ArticleCan Tax Cuts be Harmful?
Can Tax Cuts be Harmful?Perhaps so. In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, "Pete" du Pont points out that lower tax rates increase tax revenues. (The Heritage Foundation keeps a more permanent thesis on...
View ArticleAre Slavery Reparations a Smart Idea?
Are slavery reparations a smart idea? No.1. Some people (who happened to white) enslaved others (who happened to be black). How does this lead to, generations later, other people (who happen to be...
View ArticleIs the "Collapse" of Housing Prices a Good Thing?
Sure is. If you think that lower gas prices, lower tuition prices, lower insurance premiums, etc. are a good idea, then why wouldn't lower house prices also be good? Because maybe you have a house to...
View ArticleIs Wealth Acquired by Accident?
Is Wealth Acquired by Luck?It is an accident that you just happened to be born to parents with the means to provide for you. And it is also by luck that you happened to be born in a country that...
View ArticleDoes Welfare Stimulate The Economy?
It sure does, if you ask Congress and The President:Deal Struck to Send Checks to TaxpayersMost single taxpayers would get $600 and most two-wage households would get at least $1,200. The deal includes...
View ArticleWhat Is The Basis Of Morality?
This is an update of an earlier post.It's still incomplete, but here are ten items that can define a philosophical basis of morality:1. Utilitarianism (The most people the most happy; e.g., democracy)...
View ArticleAre "Bailouts" and "Economic Stimuli" Effective?
Of course not.Unless you define "effective" as the compulsory transfer of property from a productive person to another who has not earned it.And, unless you define "effective" as reducing overall...
View ArticleIs It OK To Confiscate Jewish Assets?
Regarding Europeans complicit in The Holocaust:The Hungarian government used the assets seized from Jews to extend its pension system and reduce inflation. And how is this different from seizing assets...
View ArticleDoes "Income" Have Any Meaning?
You say to me, "Please hold this apple for thirty seconds and return it to me." I then take the apple, and return it to you. Did you just make "income"?Then you say to me, "Please hold this 25-cent...
View ArticleWhat Are Rights?
Rights are very confusing. Some people say that The Constitution defines their rights, others say that their rights are defined by God, and others say that they have a right to whatever they...
View ArticleWhat is "Racism"?
Aside from being used to demonize those with whom you disagree, so-called "racism" is a catch-all term that includes many different concepts. Here's a list that elaborates, bearing in mind that the...
View ArticleWhat is "Progressivism"?
Progressivism is, like many other mass movements, tribalist, and based lies, arrogance, hatred, and hypocrisy. 1. It rests on fabricated, though emotionally appealing narratives, in order to generate...
View ArticleHow Should I Think About My Opinion, In Three Easy Steps?
1. Are the facts correct? Saying that an aspirin will make your headache go away only makes sense if it is a fact that you have a headache.2. Is the reasoning sound? Saying that an aspirin will make...
View ArticleWhat Might A Harvard University 150,000-Subject Study Be Missing?
They studied foods that make people gain weight.If you want to gain weight, you should eat: Potato chips, sugar-sweetened beverages, unprocessed meats, etc.If you want to lose weight, you should eat:...
View ArticleWhat Is The Point of Racial Integration Laws?
Of course, these days, the term "integration" has been updated with euphemisms like "fair housing", "social justice", etc.That said, such laws intend to replace free choice of association with...
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