Wow. It’s the end of my first calendar year writing here at Flawed Jewel. Something I’ve been meaning to do… Read more The year in liberty and punditry 20202
Author: Scott Halleck
Stimulus, lockdowns, and bad bills
Trump just signed a massive, damn near 5600 page bil, which among MANY, MANY other things includes a $600 second… Read more Stimulus, lockdowns, and bad bills
Vanity Fair: bone shatteringly ignorant
Vanity Fair just published this piece about Ross Ulbricht. He’s not a fan of the Silk Road or what Ulbricht… Read more Vanity Fair: bone shatteringly ignorant
A (less brief than I expected) summary of the science and politics of being transgender
Being transgender isn’t strictly a libertarian issue, but I’ve seen it come up enough lately in various libertarian threads around… Read more A (less brief than I expected) summary of the science and politics of being transgender
Natural monopoly theory, and why trying to break up facebook is stupid
For libertarians there’s plenty to hate about giant corporations. The insane amount of subsidies they often receive. Bailouts (and these). … Read more Natural monopoly theory, and why trying to break up facebook is stupid
No Nuance And Bad takes
My twitter feed (which you should follow) is still abuzz with angry words about Kyle Rittenhouse and the Covid crisis,… Read more No Nuance And Bad takes
Some further thoughts about Covid
Because people on both sides can both have good points, and/or be complete assholes to each other, let’s try to… Read more Some further thoughts about Covid
Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 3: The Bigger Picture & The Longer Game
In both parts of my previous discussions of the Jorgensen campaign I’ve stressed the point that the next big year… Read more Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 3: The Bigger Picture & The Longer Game
Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 2: Looking forward
So…the election is over. Jorgensen didn’t win, or even hit 5%, but she’s left behind a ton of motivated voters,… Read more Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 2: Looking forward
Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 1: Looking Backwards
The results are in. The campaign of Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen…did not meet expectations. We didn’t win, we didn’t… Read more Post Mortem Jorgensen Part 1: Looking Backwards