Megan McArdle calls it ‘the economic death penalty’, the social punishment given to people who have violated social norms. Consider an accountant caught in the Enron scandal. This hypothetical accountant prepared fake accounts for Kenneth Lay. During the Enron prosecution … Continue reading
Happy Monday everyone! As always, a big thank you to Stephen Hall for today’s post. A great deal of attention is paid to the first two Amendments to the Constitution, far too much in my far from humble opinion. … Continue reading
Over the past two weeks, I have written about the human tendency to believe in magic and witchcraft, and how those beliefs should influence or understanding of history. But we are the descendants of the same human beings who universally … Continue reading
Today is Alabama’s special election for the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions’ appointment. Let’s play the prediction game: who do you think will win, and by what margin? In Alabama, even a poor Republican candidate should win by about … Continue reading
Hope everyone had a good weekend! As always, Monday’s post is by Stephen Hall. Thanks Stephen! In recent political discussion and commentary a number of people have stated their opposition to Roy Moore, a candidate for US Senate from … Continue reading
Today’s post is another submission by the marvelous MrsP!! Thank you!! Have a great day! Americans have been accustomed to the Civil Rights Act being a part of our rule of law. Yet, rights come from our Create not … Continue reading
Belief shapes the way social groups interact with each other, sometimes leading to tragedy. In last week’s post, I wrote about the pervasive belief in magic and witchcraft. We are predisposed to believe in magic. But we men and women … Continue reading
Happy Monday FRians! As always, Monday’s post is brought to us be Stephen Hall. Thank you, Stephen, as always! Have a great day everyone! There has been a little bit of buzz recently, mostly overshadowed or rightfully ignored, concerning Prince … Continue reading
Imagine a world in which spirits haunted your dreams. In that world, dreams have meaning, and special men and women—shamans—have the ability to interpret them. When you woke up in the morning in your hut, you felt the dream spirits … Continue reading
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed any time off you may have had. As always, Monday morning’s post is compliments of Stephen Hall. Thank you, Stephen! Some time ago, actually November 21st of last … Continue reading
