…why ain’t you rich?

An explanation. And good advice. It’s not new, but too many people (particularly in the inner cities, due to a dysfunctional culture) haven’t yet figured it out.

…why ain’t you rich?

An explanation. And good advice. It’s not new, but too many people (particularly in the inner cities, due to a dysfunctional culture) haven’t yet figured it out.

…why ain’t you rich?

An explanation. And good advice. It’s not new, but too many people (particularly in the inner cities, due to a dysfunctional culture) haven’t yet figured it out.

Arnold Kling writes about the little-known history of prostitution insurance.

Could be. Of course, if we leave it up to the Dems, they’ll screw it up by raising taxes.

Eastern Market apparently burned down over the weekend. I had many a good crab cake there, but I agree that the government should not be involved in rebuilding it.

Good for Congressman Campbell.

I also think we need to look into this suspicious event. Were there government documents buried underneath? Were the Jews warned away? Where was Dick Cheney? Was it made of steel?

Brink Lindsey is blogging again, to help promote his new book, which looks quite interesting. He’s thumbing his nose at the socialists on their holiday by celebrating freedom.

[Update in the evening]

Take back the day. Here’s a web site dedicated to the remembrance of the millions of people who died in the hoped-for furtherance of a naive and well-intentioned but ultimately vile and evil (hmmmmm…I just noticed that those two words are anagrams) totalitarian ideology, and one that stood in utter defiance to human nature, and was therefore the most inhuman of all.

By eliminating federal disaster relief.

An interesting argument. I know that a lot of people are being priced out of the housing market here in south Florida by outrageous and rising insurance costs. Basically, it’s another form of outlawing gambling. Of course, the mortgage companies are driving this as well, for obvious reasons. The question is whether or not they’re properly assessing the actuarial risk, and how much federal regulation is preventing the market from working by not allowing an insurance company to take a flier by offering offering lower rates. Or maybe, the market is finally recognizing the risk of building in such places.

New York Times says in an editorial that student loans should be subject to sunshine laws, careful policing and ethics rules that make it a crime to take money for access to colleges. This is misguided. Colleges will voluntarily step forward to show that their processes are clean now that there is focus on the issue. Those that don’t should be spared the regulatory burden. Students will go to the school that gives them the best overall package. Competition will steer students to the schools with the best policy–taking into account both student loan rates and what the school does less of due to the way it administers the loans.

“[W]hat the world