Monthly Archives: November 2009

Where conservatives have it wrong

Posted on Tue, 24 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

YOU’RE A sensible, principled conservative. You want America to be a land of boundless opportunity and freedom, where people are treated as individuals and judged on their merits. You reject the divisive identity politics of the left – what matters … Continue reading →

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What should we do instead of the Obama health reform bill?

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

… 4. Make an all-out attempt to limit deaths by hospital infection and the simple failure of doctors to wash their hands and perform other medically obvious procedures. 5. Make an all-out attempt, working with state and local governments (recall, … Continue reading →

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Trying Terrorists

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

When appellate courts decide questions of law, they set precedents for future cases. If they make allowances for the exigencies of the war on terror in order to uphold convictions of [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed] and his associates, it could end … Continue reading →

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Health Care Protest Rally

Posted on Sat, 14 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

Did you know that the health-care bill now before the Senate would take care of you only after you get sick? This is an indefensible outrage. It is your right as an American not to get sick at all! (Emphasis … Continue reading →

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Experimental Economics in EVE

Posted on Thu, 12 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

This is via my brother, Ben Jones, who is a molecular biologist by training and a PHP programmer in practice. When large external events like these happen they of course impact relative prices within EVE but the robustness of the … Continue reading →

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The Future of Zend Framework is Solar

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

I have said it before and I’ll say it again now: If you want to see the future of Zend Framework, look at the Solar Framework for PHP 5. Read to see what ZF 2.0 has planned, that Solar does right now. Continue reading →

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Camille Paglia Against The Health Care Bill?

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

I can’t say she’s all right, but she does get a hell of a lot right. As for the actual content of the House healthcare bill, horrors! Where to begin? That there are serious deficiencies and injustices in the U.S. … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago Today

Posted on Mon, 09 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

The Berlin Wall came down. Via 20 Years Ago Tomorrow – The Austrian Economists. Here’s another piece: Today, Berlin celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of The Wall. Sadly, much of Europe is already beginning to forget the atrocities … Continue reading →

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Liberty dies with thunderous applause

Posted on Sun, 08 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

The beginning of the end, I fear. Baby steps on the road to serfdom. theblogprof: Liberty dies with thunderous applause.

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The Road From Serfdom

Posted on Sun, 08 Nov, 2009 by pmjones

In spite of its monumental failure to bring social peace and material abundance, socialism is enjoying something of a renaissance. From Venezuela to Bolivia to South Africa, government ministers espouse the supposed virtues of socialism. Even in the West, some … Continue reading →

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