Author Archives
Economist.
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The Virus has Killed the Liberal Order
I like Daniel Hannan’s analysis and his position on matters political. From 1999 to 2020 he was a Member of European Parliament (MEP) for South East England. Here’s a short opinion piece he published yesterday at the John Locke Institute… Read More ›
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Saraswati Puja
Today is Saraswati Puja. And also Kamadeva Puja, the deva I am named after. Kamadeva is also “Atanu” — meaning “one without a body.” On this day, we Hindus worship Devi Saraswati. Bengalis traditionally place books and pens next to… Read More ›
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Hayek on the Impossibility of Designing Society
This week in my online class “How the World Works – an Introduction,” I introduced a few basic economics concepts — starting with the easy to understand law of demand and supply. We call it a law but it is not… Read More ›
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Answers
I don’t know if I’m being smart with my occasional “Ask me anything” or not. Perhaps I should charge for answers. I could use an old price list from a couple of decades ago — adjusted for inflation. But for… Read More ›
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Ask me anything — the Logic edition
Is the following a valid logical argument? 1. Roses are flowers. 2. Some flowers fade rapidly. 3. Therefore, some roses fade rapidly. Clearly it is logically invalid but it appears logical because it accords with our knowledge of the world… Read More ›
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Netaji Subhas Bose’s 125th Birth Anniversary
Sri Subhas Chandra Bose, popularly known as “Netaji”, was born 124 years ago in Cuttack, Orrisa on Jan 23rd in 1897[1]. Netaji is considered by a significant portion of Indians to have been instrumental — more than M. K. Gandhi… Read More ›
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Do this, President Trump
If President Donald J Trump has any sense, he would do this. Give a presidential pardon to Julian Assange on the final day of his presidency. Listen to Tucker Carlson make the case. Source: Fox News. Trump should also pardon… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, Swami Vivekananda
“There is no God separate from you, no God higher than you, the real ‘you’. All the gods are little beings to you, all the ideas of God and Father in heaven are but your own reflection. God Himself is… Read More ›
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Joe Biden is not a Retard
It’s hard to argue that people generally are not stupid. Just look at the Americans. They aren’t the worst of the lot but still they are bad. The Dems and Repubs end up competing with each other on who can… Read More ›
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For Wrong People to do the Right Thing
“We will not solve our problem by electing the right people. We will only solve our problem by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right thing.” — Milton Friedman. He was one of the greatest… Read More ›
