This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Directionalists vs. Destinationists
In my first essay for AIER, back in July, 2018, I wrote: I’m a ‘directional’ libertarian. That means that if a proposed new policy or reform of an existing policy cuts spending or increases liberty, I’m for it, even if it isn’t a ‘real’ libertarian policy. Destinationism insists that any new policy must be the […]
Omer Moav on the Emergence of the State
1:10 Russ Roberts: Now, your paper is an attempt to understand where hierarchy and the state come from, and it’s an incredibly creative and ambitious work. I want to start with a question you don’t really deal with in the paper, because in papers like this, you don’t deal with these things, but that is: […]
2023 Fisker Ocean EV – The Big Picture
Whenever Henrik Fisker — the designer of the BMW Z8 roadster, and a big part of the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and DB9 — does something new, I pay attention. The new Fisker Ocean all-electric is only the latest such development. Priced at just $37,499 — $29,999 with the full $7,500 federal tax credit for […]
