How I Outgrew Libertarianism. I was a Libertarian in college.
I even volunteered for the 1980 Ed Clark/David Koch (yes, that David Koch) Libertarian party presidential campaign. As promised, the following is the story of how I outgrew Libertarianism. There were three factors: 1. Hypocrisy I became increasingly aware that many Libertarians arguing stridently against governmental regulation had business interests which would benefit directly. Furthermore, real Libertarianism isn't socio-economic Darwinism. "Let the most ruthless grab all the gold, and hope someone patches up the wounded later" didn't strike me as a cause I could get behind. 2. But every century or so eggheads proclaim some smug new utopian plan (which always sounds great on paper) destined to create a permanent steady state of prosperity and happiness. 3.
I envisioned myself in such a scenario, making decisions, expending energy, and using my resourcefulness to compete. Here's the problem with "thinking it all through": 100 questions for a better conversation. Have you ever been at a party or on a blind date only to find yourself with nothing to say?
It’s an awkward feeling; still no one is stepping up to ride the room of silence. Thankfully, you’ll never have to experience that situation again. Next time, all you’ll have to do is ask a question. And, thanks to One Hundred Questions, you’ll have plenty of material to work with. The fine folks at The School of Life have created One Hundred Questions as a kind of conversation starter-kit. Topics include: Personality & EmotionsSex & RelationshipsFamily & FriendshipWork & MoneyTravel, Culture & TasteLife & Death One Hundred Questions | School of Life Who said that there had to be an absolute answer for each and every question?
131 – US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs. By Frank Jacobs Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a convenient way of measuring and comparing the size of national economies.
Annual GDP represents the market value of all goods and services produced within a country in a year. Put differently: GDP = consumption + investment + government spending + (exports – imports) Although the economies of countries like China and India are growing at an incredible rate, the US remains the nation with the highest GDP in the world – and by far: US GDP is projected to be $13,22 trillion (or $13.220 billion) in 2007, according to this source.
The creator of this map has had the interesting idea to break down that gigantic US GDP into the GDPs of individual states, and compare those to other countries’ GDP. Pakistan, for example, has a GDP that’s slightly higher than Israel’s – but Pakistan has a population of about 170 million, while Israel is only 7 million people strong. This map was suggested by Morgan via strangemaps@gmail.com, and can be found here. Oyatsu. The most beautiful death. Brave New World novelist Aldous Huxley was diagnosed with cancer in 1960, at which point his health slowly began to deteriorate.
On his deathbed in November of 1963, just as he was passing away, Aldous — a man who for many years had been fascinated with the effects of psychedelic drugs since being introduced to mescaline in 1953 — asked his wife Laura to administer him with LSD. She agreed. The following letter — an incredibly moving, detailed account of Aldous's last days — was written by Laura just days after her husband's death and sent to his older brother Julian. Transcript follows. 6233 Mulholland Highway Los Angeles 28, California December 8, 1963Dearest Julian and Juliette:There is so much I want to tell you about the last week of Aldous' life and particularly the last day. The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland.