Tag: TED

  • Weekend Equality Open Comments

    From the Ludwig von Mises Institute: The Obsession with Equality I’ve never understood the academic obsession with achieving social and economic equality. Yeah, me neither. Our forefathers wanted equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes. Isn’t society better off when half the population is well off and half is less poor than if absolutely everyone…

  • Post-Labor Day Weekend Open Comments

    (bumped from Labor Day Weekend due to conflict) Labor Day Weekend! Three days off in a row, to honor those who labor and make our economy work. Perhaps the greatest celebration of the working man can be found here in this sample of “Dirty Jobs”: You wouldn’t think that a man who makes his living…