by Lindy Davies
Economists seem to be on a mission to maximize complexity. Things like, say, monetary policy seem steeped in cabalistic alchemy far beyond the ken of normal citizens. Continue reading
Category Archives: By the Way
By the Way: Dear Landlord
by Lindy Davies
An interesting email thread recently has seen a bunch of our colleagues bringing up the Georgist-themed songs on their personal playlists. Continue reading
Postmodern Georgism?
by Lindy Davies
One of the many distinctive elements of the 20th century was how it saw one form of artistic expression after another push the bounds of its medium to the absolute limit, and then to, in Jim Morrison’s ecstatic words, “break on through to the other side!” Literature was among the first: Continue reading
Seeing What’s There
by Lindy Davies
One afternoon, back in the days of the great bloom of New York City panhandling in the early 90s, I made the by-then reflexive plunge into my pocket, and found nothing but a twenty-dollar bill. I explained to the beggar that the twenty was all I had, and I couldn’t afford to give it to him. Continue reading
Don’t Insist on Rationality
by Lindy Davies
A local school district has recently become embroiled in a scandal. It has overspent its budget for the year by at least $800,000. They were building a new elementary school… there was a long cold snap last winter… some of the athletic teams did really well and had to commandeer extra buses… pretty soon, you’re talking real money. It was irresponsible — and now, the voters have to decide whether to issue additional bonds, or require cuts. Outrageous. Those people responsible for educating our children went out and overspent — by the amount the United States spends on the Iraq war in 27 seconds! Continue reading
The City Wreckers
by Nicholas Rosen
I have in my possession the transcript of a conversation between one of America’s leading master city wreckers and a young apprentice city wrecker, which I am making public for the general elucidation. Continue reading
Oh, That Crisis
by Lindy Davies
To hear left-leaning folks at places like Common Dreams tell it, we should’ve done something serious about global warming twenty years ago: the glaciers are melting, seas rising, hurricanes intensifying and the polar bears are doomed. Al Gore is the hero of the day, and sentient beings everywhere are all pretty much screwed. I don’t understand why this news is presented with a kind of unnerving, told-ya-so glee, but it is. Continue reading
Cooperative Individualism
This Piece of Work was submitted by our interviewee from GJ #112, and reflects some of his interests. If you’re among the first 5 to send in a finished puzzle, you’ll win an HGI t-shirt! Continue reading
Addressing Climate Change Without Cost
by Frank de Jong
When the fanfare and posturing of the 15,000 Copenhagen climate change conference delegates finally died down, the parting conference communiqué announced — luckily — nothing much. Continue reading
