According to CareerCast.com , the most stressful are: 10. Police officer 9. Taxi driver 8. Newspaper reporter 7. Photojournalist 6. Senior corporate executive 5. Public relations manager 4. Commercial airline pilot 3. Firefighter 2. Military general 1. Enlisted military personnel The least stressful are: 10. Drill press operator… Read More
The Central Committee Has Handed Down Its Denunciation
Julie Borowski, who goes by Token Libertarian Girl on YouTube, makes some good videos and is a smart libertarian. The other day, though, she ran afoul of the Libertarian Thought Police, Humorless P.C. Automaton division. Julie made a video exploring why the libertarian movement attracts so few women.… Read More
What Advice Would You Give?
I receive inquiries like this a lot. I won’t take up much of your time, but I’m hoping to get a bit of advice from you. I am a long-time political activist, blogger, and former staffer for Ron Paul who is looking to continue to… Read More
Can We Live Without the Fed?
That’s the title of my contribution to Ron Paul’s Monetary Policy Anthology: Materials from the Chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, US House of Representatives, 112th Congress.
Wikipedia’s Most Common Word in the History of Nations
What’s the most common word (apart from “a,” “the,” etc.) in Wikipedia’s “History of” pages for countries? For the U.S. and for one-sixth of all the countries of the world, it’s war .
Hobby Lobby Engages in Civil Disobedience Against Obama
Objecting to the infamous HHS mandate involving birth control and abortifacients, the Hobby Lobby chain has refused to comply, which means it will incur $1.3 million in penalties per day. This is a clunky article , but it gives the background to what’s going on.
How to Solve Problems Without Calling the Goons
Tonight on Stossel (FOX Business, 9pm ET tonight) my friend Ed Stringham will talk about how online dispute resolution, which everyone assumed would require government involvement, occurs almost entirely in the absence of government. PayPal transfers billions of dollars for countless members. They assumed they’d… Read More
Krugman and DeLong Gang Up on Murphy
You guys know Bob Murphy and I are friends. (Not many people would portray a zombie in an Internet video to promote someone else’s book , as Bob did.) Well, the other day, Brad DeLong of Berkeley, along with Paul Krugman, ganged up on Bob because he made what turned out to be… Read More
Benton: Never Prouder of a Boss Than of McConnell Today
Guess Which Is the Most Violent Country in South America
Venezuela, where private gun ownership is illegal .