The utopia at the end of history will be… awkward at best.
The text of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War may be austere, but its wisdom is timeless. One of my favorite passages from it states:
… to gain a hundred victories in a hundred battles is not the highest excellence; to subjugate the enemy’s army without doing battle is the highest of excellence.
In other words, […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
On January 3-6, the University of Florida University Economics Society (UF UES) will be the first to live-blog the American Economics Association meeting. Ten intrepid souls will journey to New Orleans and spread out amongst the many dozens of sessions, blogging the panelists comments and hopefully meeting many economics celebrities. Although we were not successful […]
Most of the arts blogs I read, including those run by The Economist, trend “very liberal” to use a facebook categorization. Although the BLDGBLOG is superb from top to bottom, it is no exception to that trend. However, if you are interested in spaces or human design, it is a blog you should read — […]
As you know, recently the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, interrupted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with a “why don’t you just shut up?” (por que no te callas?). I thought it was a hilarious and much needed exchange with the Venezuelan President, who usually comports himself with all the grace and dignity of a […]
I will be watching for Santa. You can catch all the latest developments, including Santa’s taste in architecture and history, here.
I was recently hired for a part-time job as a lab assistant in the University of Florida College of Medicine Pathology Department for the coming spring semester. In order to complete some of the necessary training and paperwork associated with this position, I went to the Shands Hospital 1329 (Administrative) building a couple of days […]
By way of Matt, I have a light-hearted romp through LA with Drew Carey — the subject? How to solve GRIDLOCK. If you guess the video confirms UES policy proposals, you are right.
As you know, I am a strong Mitt Romney supporter. I was a rabid supporter in 2002, when he ran against Shannon O’Brien (angry, running off name recognition, female… sound familiar?) for Governor of Massachusetts as a social liberal on the issues of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and gay marriage. He was just as pragmatic […]
Having recently acquired a new phone after about 3 years, I was amazed by how far cell phone tech has come. I had seen the commercials for the iPhone and the Blackberry, but having a new generation phone in my hands and interacting with it is really neat. The internet was very quick, it […]
As a Ron Paul supporter in the midst of UES members endorsing more mainstream Republicans, I thought I might take the time to address some of the myths regarding Ron Paul’s electability.
Myth #1: Ron Paul polls too low to demonstrate any sort of traction.
Yesterday, I heard Rush Limbaugh questioning why Ron Paul has not obtained […]
What is it with The Economist these days? This post on the outstanding China Law blog eviscerates yet another poorly argued column.
Recently, several UES elders have called for a revision of intellectual property laws. While the range of opinions varies from outright abolition of intellectual property (Vakenhobbes, Admiral) to the reduction in the length and scope of protection (Monocrat, Matt), all seem to agree that reform is the name of the game. But hey, we are […]
This excellent blog written in Spanish covers the Austrian School of Economics. Weeeeeee!
Tolerance is a concept that requires balance. Taken to its extreme, the doctrine of tolerance can encompass any act, no matter how heinous. We don’t want a society that tolerant. Rather, in the United States, we want tolerance of viewpoints, ideas, discussions. Our tolerance doesn’t mean we have to like those viewpoints. It doesn’t even […]
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