Monthly Archives: July 2009

Theodore Dalrymple on rights and moral imagination

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on July 28, 2009

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Theodore Dalrymple (Anthony Daniels) makes the following observation: When the supposed right to health care is widely recognized, as in the United Kingdom, it tends to reduce moral imagination. Whenever I deny the existence … Continue reading →

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Health care as a right?

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on July 28, 2009

To understand the background of the recent debates on health care it is instructive to look at how this issue  is being approached in “progressive” states like Oregon. Last year a Constitutional Amendment was discussed  which would declare access to … Continue reading →

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Keynes and the efficient market hypothesis

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on July 20, 2009

Over at The Money Illusion, Scott Sumner has posted a number of blog entries about John Maynard Keynes as an investor and how it informs the debate about efficient markets: Far from refuting the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), the story … Continue reading →

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Liberal and religious creationism

by Aschwin de Wolf Posted on July 14, 2009

The blog OneSTVD [One Standard Devation] has produced a useful table that outlines the similarities between religious creationists and “blank slate” liberals: These educated, liberal elitists believe their shallow acceptance of evolution distinguishes them from the ignorant “Jesus freaks”. Yet, … Continue reading →

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