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Minimum Wage Laws
by Jason Stotts This short video does a very good job of explaining the problem of minimum wage laws. One problem that it does not address is this: let’s say under market conditions you employ 100 low-level workers each for $1 per day. In order to rectify this “social injustice” a minimum wage law is…
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The Logical Necessity of the Oxford Comma
by Jason Stotts I detest when people don’t use the “Oxford Comma,” which, sadly, is no longer used even by Oxford. For those who don’t know, it’s the last comma in a set before the “and.” Let’s say you want to talk about three separate things, you would write it thus: A, B, and C.…
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Reminder: SoCal Objectivists Meeting #5
by Jason Stotts One final reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is Saturday! The meeting is at 7:30pm at the China Palace Restaurant (13444 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780). We’re hosting Alex Epstein, former Ayn Rand Institute fellow and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, for a Q&A on Objectivism and his work on Energy. Please…
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More CollegeHumor Goodness
by Jason Stotts I just recently got done watching the Battlestar Galactica series and while some of it was really interesting, it was overshadowed by way too much religion and mysticism driving the plot (in fact that’s all that drives the plot). This video sums up how I feel about BSG: This video “Why Sex…
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Presidential Candidates and Liberty
by Jason Stotts As the caucuses (cauci?) and debates heat up, it is important to look through the political rhetoric and to remember to think in principles. To that end I want to suggest that people take a look at the ACLU’s “Campaign Report Card,” where they rank each of the Republican and Libertarian candidates…
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SoCal Objectivists Meeting #5
by Jason Stotts Just a reminder that the next meeting of the SoCal Objectivists is coming up soon! The meeting is January 14th at 7:30pm at the China Palace Restaurant (13444 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780). We’re hosting Alex Epstein, former Ayn Rand Institute fellow and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, for a Q&A on Objectivism and his…
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Best of 2011
by Jason Stotts 2011 was a good year for Erosophia. Traffic was up dramatically from the year before, even though there were fewer overall posts (206 in 2010, 149 in 2011) Erosophia’s 2011 Traffic: We’ve also seen the birth of the Erosophia podcast and it’s very first episode. I have some exciting things planned for 2012 and…
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Merry Xmas!
by Jason Stotts Merry Xmas to all of my readers and listeners!
Got any book recommendations?