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May 05, 2009 By: Phred Category: Uncategorized

Keep checkin back.  Ill be done with school this week.

Heres a great quote specifically for those who want to base social and economic policy off of feelings and emotions, rather than facts and data. I have also included a link to a Thomas Sowell article about the housing crisis.

“When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a very meagre and unsatisfactory kind.”

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, 1824-1907

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Just Finished, Now Reading

May 03, 2009 By: Phred Category: Uncategorized

I was able to finish both of my Thomas Sowell books yesterday.  That man is a great thinker.

Black Rednecks and White Liberals was a very interesting sociological and historical study of different cultures and peoples throughout the globe.  It is filled with virtually unknown (or un-talked about) facts and historical anecdotes.  If you are intersted in history or culture, I recommend this book.

I recommended Basic Economics:  A Citizen’s Guide To The Economy before even finishing it.  This book is a must read for anyone who is even slightly interested in economics, business, or politics.  It explains complex things like markets, wages, and trade in a very simple manner–easy enough for a child to understand.  Dr. Sowell contrasts properties of freer economies with those of more tightly controlled economies like the former Soviet Union. Most importantly, he explains simply and clearly the importance of pricing and how pricing serves as a conveyor of information. Read this book yourself, or give it to that friend you have who doesnt understand simple economics.

I have started reading two new books.

The first is Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. This book was released as a pamphlet in 1776 and immediately became very popular. This book was tremendously important. I read this book about a year ago, but I felt the need to reread it. Im sure that everybody has heard of this book, but I doubt most of yall have read it. You can get a used copy for less than $4. Well worth it.

The second book is Dr. Ron Paul’s Revolution: A Manifesto. Ive heard good things about this one.

If you decide to buy any of the books above, please buy them through my links. If there are any other books that you are thinking about buying, I have placed an Amazon search bar on the top right side of the page. Thanks!

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Sowell Articles

April 29, 2009 By: Phred Category: Uncategorized

I really busy again today.  Im gonna post 4 Thomas Sowell articles.  Ill be back tomorrow with original posts.

If you only read one, read the “Are You An Extremist” one.

Magic Words In Politics

Magic Numbers In Politics

Words Versus Realities

Are You An Extremist?

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Now Reading

April 24, 2009 By: Phred Category: Uncategorized

I am currently reading two books.

The first is Thomas Sowell’s Black Rednecks and White Liberals.  This is an interesting historical and sociological study of different cultures throughout the world.

The second book is Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics: A Citizen’s Guide to the Economy.  If you have little or no economic background, I strongly recommend this book.  It is so easily written that a middle school student could fully understand it.  It explains economics without using complicated jargon.  It also offers plenty of historical examples to make understanding easier.

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Three Articles And Some Other Stuff

April 01, 2009 By: Phred Category: Uncategorized

The poll that I put up on the right side wasnt working, so I had to take it down.  Ill most likely be writing about the tobacco tax increases on Friday.

Here are a few articles for yall to read this morning while I think about what to write on later:

A Sowell article.

A Larry Kudlow article on government intervention.

An interesting article on “freeing the job creators.”

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