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A Stitch in Haste

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine … But Haste Makes Waste

A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.


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Entries Tagged as 'Economics & Finance'

Justice Harlan, Meet Speaker Pelosi

March 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Contrary to the hopes (or fears) of many, the Presentment Clause has not been repealed.

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Law · Libertarianism · Politics · Socialized Medicine

From (Misquoted) de Tocqueville to (Correctly Quoted) Bono, By Way of Two Nobel Prizes

October 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

America is indeed an idea. Or at least it was. Once upon a time…

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Tags: Capitalism · Libertarianism · Public Goods v. Private Goods · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Norman Borlaug, R.I.P.

September 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments

What I would prefer is to look at the relative magnitude of this man's achievements.

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Tags: Capitalism · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

What is the "Basic Problem" of Health Care Costs?

July 10th, 2009 · 6 Comments

No health care socialist I'm familiar with is willing even to acknowledge, let alone attempt to answer, this very simple question: Why do we have these cost-driven problems in health insurance — and only in health insurance?

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Tags: Socialized Medicine

On the Supposed "Illogic" of Opposing the "Public Option"

June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

President Obama is either a liar or an idiot. And he's not an idiot.

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Tags: Libertarianism · Socialized Medicine

Socialized Medicine Denialism and Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant

June 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Economics is the ___ science?

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Tags: Socialized Medicine

"Comment Left Elsewhere" of the Day

June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off

What better way to start summer than with the politics of zombie movies?

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Tags: Capitalism · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

On Religious Bigots' New-Found (Faux) Libertarianism

April 16th, 2009 · 22 Comments

If religious bigots really want to invoke libertarian arguments to legitimize their bigotry, then they better be prepared to be judged by real libertarians about the entire spectrum of libertarian issues.

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Tags: Capitalism · First Amendment - Religion · Freedom of Contract · Law · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

Luca Geithner's "Super-FDIC" Proposal

March 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Either their brains, or their signatures…

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Capitalism

Another Quick "Debt versus Interest" Post

March 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While hardly irrelevant, the question of "paying off the debt" is not the truly urgent issue.

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Economics & Finance · Taxation & Fiscal Policy