The benefits of monarchy, maybe also for Jamaica
I was busy attending a wedding this weekend, so there were no posts. In the mean time, Lipton Matthews (X profile, Substack, Aporia articles) asked if he could write a…
Austrian economics: worse than expected — Review of Democracy, the God that failed (Hoppe)
After reading a book defending limitations to free trade/protectionism, it was time for something completely different. So I looked around after any current, well-regarded (in their circles) Austrian libertarian economist.…
Free trade: yay or not? (Review of Free Trade Doesn’t Work: What Should Replace It and Why)
Recently, I decided it was time for catching up on my to-read list. I try to read >=30 books a year, and I was behind, owing to spending a lot…
Paper: Why Not Epistocracy? (David Estlund)
Why Not Epistocracy (i fixed the PDF found on google) Previusly mentioned, but its pretty good, and right to the topic. Also, the Wiki page about meritocracy sucks.
Paper: The impact of genetic enhancement on equality (Michael H. Shapiro)
The impact of genetic enhancement on equality found via another paper: The rhetoric and reality of gap closing—when the “have-nots” gain but the “haves” gain even more (Stephen J. Ceci and…
PHD thesis: Establishing offshore autonomous communities: current choices and their proposed evolution (Miguel Lamas Pardo)
Miguel-Lamas-Establishment-of-Autonomous-Ocean-Communities-English FIXD Found via the Seasteading Institute Blog. ---- Abstract "Establishment of autonomous ocean communities: current options and their future evolution" Dissertation presented as a requirement to obtain a Doctoral…
More about seasteading
So, after posting the previus post i started reading about seasteading. its really interesting. here ar som mor links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasteading useful overview, lots of links to sources http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/17-02/mf_seasteading?currentPage=1 mainstream…
Thoughts about Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet (Assange et al)
Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet ebook pdf download free u really shud buy it if u want to read it, just to support Wikileaks. its priced at…
Foot Voting, Federalism, and Political Freedom (Ilya Somin)
Foot Voting, Federalism, and Political Freedom PDF Just as foot voting can be expanded all the way down to the local level, there is also a strong case…
Quotes and thoughts: Deliberative Democracy and Political Ignorance (Ilya Somin)
Very interesting two papers by Somin! I will definitely check out his other stuff when i have time. I just took the time off reading papers before i start reading…