Bryan Caplan argues for avoiding war. But bad people are always willing to fight. If good people are not willing to fight, they will surrender in a succession of small steps, and bad people will rule. Without England declaring war, the Nazis would have ruled by 1942. Without Reagan encouraging a multitude of small wars, the communists would have ruled by 1990 (more…)
Archive for April, 2010
In favor of war
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Capital Controls
Monday, April 5th, 2010Capital controls are characteristic of third world dictatorships teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. And now America has capital controls.
How much ruin in a nation?
Thursday, April 1st, 2010On the one hand, there is a lot of ruin in a nation. On the other hand, that which cannot continue, will stop. The present level of government spending is unsustainable.
At what point then, do we get general collapse? (more…)