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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
A 31 Point Response to Young Turks Nonsense
I ran across this video the other day. Sadly, at the time of this writing, it has over 100,000 views, but we should be thankful that's well below the 3.7 million who subscribe to…
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derickj (40)in #downsydnrome • 7 years ago
Down Syndrome, Dignity, and Death
I don't have a child with Down syndrome. I don't have a family member or friends with Down syndrome. But even though I don't have a close relationship with anyone with Down…
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derickj (40)in #christian-trail • 7 years ago
A Response to a Small Part of Jordan Peterson's Analysis of Christianity
Jordan Peterson has taught me as much about Christianity as any preacher, author, or theologian ever has. Though a Christian for much of my life, and growing up in the church, it…
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derickj (40)in #christian-trail • 7 years ago
Prepare the Way
Sometimes it seems that Christians are so focused on getting people to salvation, it seems that they think they are capable of doing it themselves. But when we do this, we lose…
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derickj (40)in #christianity • 7 years ago
Little Victories
We all want people to see the world the way we do. We think it would be a better place if they did. We may try to improve our ideas, but we still think we already have it…
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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
Dump it into the sea - Commentary on Bastiat's Sophisms - First Series - Chapter 6
This chapter is about the absurd notion that a nation should desire to have their exports exceed their imports as much as possible. And I really can do anything to clarify it any…
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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
What the Patriots and NFL Parity Can Teach Us About Mega-Corporations
The Patriots have put together an unprecedented run of success in the NFL. They are about to play in their eighth Super Bowl in 16 years. Many say that their incredible run is…
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derickj (40)in #netneutrality • 7 years ago
But What About Burger Neutrality?
Just a few days ago, Burger King released a video of a sorry attempt to explain why they believe we need government to involve themselves in how access to the internet is…
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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
The Consumer Pays - Commentary on Bastiat's Sophisms - First Series - Chapter 5
A tariff is a tax, and a tax is paid by the consumer. That is the critical point that Bastiat makes in this chapter and one that is worth understanding today as well. And if this…
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derickj (40)in #christianity • 7 years ago
Some Quick Thoughts on Refugees and Jesus
What I think we can say for sure about Jesus related to the matter is this: he never forced anyone into a situation that they didn't willingly put themselves in. And given that…
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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
Celebrate the Results of Commerce and Not the Beauty of the Process
In yesterday's post, I mentioned wanting to expand on Bastiat's assertion that the end goal of a horse race is the competition itself but not so with commerce. The end goal of…
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derickj (40)in #economics • 7 years ago
Logical Flaws in Protectionism - Commentaries on Bastiat's Economic Sophisms - First Series - Chapter 4
I'm back to posting on here regularly (hopefully), and plan to finish up my commentaries on Bastiat's Economic Sophisms with posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Recap
Well, I didn't finish the novel in November, but that's okay. (I will finish it over the next couple months but I'm not sure if I'll publish it) My goal was that if I failed to…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 27
New Moon had been working with his sidekick Eclipse to find any leads on who was behind the protocol theft that The Select had intervened on. The boy, Thomas Robinson, had been…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 26
“The microscopic residue we found on Arthur turned out to be more that we thought initially.” Denton Daniels, possibly the smartest man alive and a member of The Five, was…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 25
“If our lives are extended by humanity’s faith in us, it is shortened when they lose that faith. We don’t know that any of these heroes have actually died, but they seem to have…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 17
I struggled with that question for a number of years. I was worried that some part of my parents was somewhere deep within me. Eventually, I decided that my upbringing on Earth…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 15
They were the only parents I ever remember because I was less than one year old when they found me at the crash site of the wreckage of a spacecraft. It was they that taught me…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 14
Little bit of writing. Whole lot of plotting. That really takes some time. Convincing a collection of lawbreakers to turn themselves in ended up being easier than Fire Ant…
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derickj (40)in #nanowrimo • 7 years ago
NaNoWriMo Day 13
Had nothing to post for the prior two days because I was doing plotting on notecards. I'm continuing that process but also got my first draft started. Again, I make no claim on…
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