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Oct

2022

2022-10-20

Another one of those days where blogging is pushed aside by more important issues. So: no excerpts (trust me), minimal commenting by your blogger.

Tyler Cowen gives the "new right" some grudging respect: Classical liberalism vs. The New Right. So if you don't recoil in disgust when some politician, pundit, or philosopher sneers at "free market fundamentalists", check it out.
Arnold Kling visits (roughly) the same issue as Tyler, above: Albion's Seed, Special Providence, and now. Are you a Jacksonian, Jeffersonian, Hamiltonian, or Wilsonian?
Frederick M. Hess looks at an unexpected phenomenon: Academics turn against scholarship. Unexpected, that is, if you haven't been paying attention.
Fun fact: the word "truth" does not appear on the University (System) Near Here's Mission, Vision & Values page. Read the article to find why I find that relevant.
Veronique de Rugy has a suggestion for the Debbie Downers out there: Are You Down on the American Economic System? Think About Cooperation.
Drew Cline notes superstitious behavior among the folks charged with keeping our lights on: New England enters this winter 'basically crossing our fingers and hoping' for no blackouts.

Posted 2022-10-20 10:12 PM EDT
Last Modified 2024-01-16 4:57 AM EDT

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