Tag Archives: politics

I’m an anti-anti-intellectual

Posted on August 6, 2013 by n8chz

Hit on the head again by blogspot.com’s 4KB comment limit. In reply to J. R. Pitt’s Random Ramblings #5 … Is it weird that I’m honestly disturbed by the way anarchists of all sorts tend to disregard the academics and … Continue reading →

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Is there an emerging geopolitical alignment?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by n8chz

L’affaire Snowden has become a sort of Rorschach test for nation states, as have several recent international incidents. The Russia vs. Georgia spat back in the Bush years comes to mind. It’s almost as if you could take a map … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #94

Posted on May 3, 2013 by n8chz

“I’m willing to grant that right-wingers can libertarian (they are really radical liberals), even if I think that their focus on negative liberty promotes an incomplete picture of freedom.”—Dave Hummels “What I wonder: what the fuck is it about the … Continue reading →

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Degree, not kind

Posted on April 20, 2013 by n8chz

The difference between the totalitarian nightmare of the nation state and the totalitarian nightmare of the business establishment is one of degree, not kind. OK, the latter is more voluntary than the former, making it a lesser of two evils. … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #93

Posted on April 13, 2013 by n8chz

“The bottom line is this: project management is a game you can’t win. If you come in way under budget and time, it’s as if everybody is going to think you’re a sandbagger and won’t believe your estimates again.”—David Shirey … Continue reading →

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Chaotic good, high fructose corn syrup and large organizations

Posted on April 4, 2013 by n8chz

Jason Lewis writes of the plight of the Chaotic Good, especially when trapped in a large organization. Apparently these are D&D alignments. The most concise explanations of these that I have found are in the form of memes, of which … Continue reading →

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Antilibertarian antistatism

Posted on March 29, 2013 by n8chz

The tag line of the present blog has been changed. It was: “Lack of marketing skills leads to agoraphobia, which leads to anagorism.” Now it says “antilibertarian antistatism.” The previous slogan was introspective and a little self-deprecating. It served a … Continue reading →

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Quotebag #92

Posted on March 20, 2013 by n8chz

“If you accept that market economies have no tendency to full employment equilibrium, then it follows logically that large-scale automation is most likely to cause serious structural unemployment and a chronic aggregate demand shortfall.”—Lord Keynes “From my point of view, … Continue reading →

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Successful society of atheists or mostly areligious people?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by n8chz

Cliff Arroyo informs us: I usually describe myself as incapable of religious faith (that part of my brain/mind/soul/whatever is just plain missing). But I do have an attraction to a lot of religious imagery and/or practice. I also respect religion … Continue reading →

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Some notes on thick individualism.

Posted on March 8, 2013 by n8chz

  Thick individualism considers the distinction between individuals and firms to be of more consequence than the distinction between small firms and large firms. Thick individualism considers the distinction between individuals and the state to be non-analogous with the distinction … Continue reading →

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