Friday, June 28, 2013

The power of action

The energy that actually shapes the world springs from emotions — racial pride, leader-worship, religious belief, love of war — which liberal intellectuals mechanically write off as anachronisms, and which they have usually destroyed so completely in themselves as to have lost all power of action.

— George Orwell, Wells, Hitler and the World State

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

5 Scary Myths You Probably Believe About the Economy

Marcus O'Reilly has read his Keynes!

5 Scary Myths You Probably Believe About the Economy Contrary to what you might believe:

#5. No, China Isn't on the Verge of Owning America
#4. American Manufacturing Isn't Dead
#3. Illegal Immigrants Appear to Be Helping the Economy
#2. Deficits Aren't Always Bad
#1. America Doesn't Have a Debt Crisis (Not Yet, Anyway)