Friday, January 09, 2004

If you want to bend your mind around what it meant to be a man in a different age.  I recommend the Horatio Hornblower series..  I also recommend the Sharpes series.  The books are probably better but the Brit  video series are excellent (discount special effects and look more for exceedingly strong character development).  Flashman, that rogue and liar is still only in print. 6:01:04 PM    Comment_ Trackback []

Doc.  New Economy Hack:  Turning Consumers into Producers.  Want to see results? Check out Bush in 30 Seconds, by MoveOn.org, the left-wing, grass-roots issue advocacy organization. These are first-rate TV ads produced mostly by amateurs, in a short period of time. Regardless of your politics, you have to agree that they're equal in quality to anything put out by a high-priced agency or production house. 8:34:49 AM    Comment_ Trackback []

More thinking on immigration: Hey, one thing a lot of people don't understand is that a liberal immigration policy makes possible lots of economic activity in the US that hasn't been possible for years.  This in turn creates spill over economic activity.  This is not a zero sum game.  Extreme mobility of labor is a necessary compliment to extreme mobility of information.  Why the fear of people?  It's funny how the radicals of free information (no borders, no secrets, no taxes, etc.) get cold feet when it comes to free movement of people. Turn this around.  Shouldn't you have the ability to get a three year work permit in any country in the world? It is also not that expensive to advertise jobs globally.  Ever hear about the WWW?  There are hundreds of millions of English speakers globally that could access this information easily.  7:26:48 AM    Comment_ Trackback []