DISQUS

I've never understood why you and Tyler argue for positive liberty since what you really explain is just the tangible effects of negative liberty. It may be a semantic debate but publically supporting positive liberty just confuses people because it's commonly defined in light of Isiah Berlin.

My parents love me and that's all that matters.

I'm going to stay out of the debate because numbers scare me and I think it's much ado about nothing.

That said, my mom insists to this day that she didn't and doesn't like children. She gets much more joy out of being a parent now that my sister and I have grown up.

My home and current province, Saskatchewan, has always had the proper distinction of being the "breadbasket of the world." I demand an apology! I feel bitter! Where's my gun?

I'm not debating your point–you're absolutely correct. It is completely and totally morally backwards. I'm not a big fan of central banking but it has absolutely nothing on slavery.

However, your second "1000 words" can be debated. I recently heard a very interesting talk by a historian of the Atlantic World and the slave trade (especially along the Gold Coast), Ty M. Reese, who argued that tight-packing, as the cross section above attempts to show is shrouded in mythology and a product of abolitionist propaganda. This of course is not an attempt to minimize slavery whatsoever. Rather, it is to say that even issues such as this can be mired in errors that undermine ones point.

Wow, my major, history, does suprisingly well in these comparisons. But I'll get back to you in a year when I graduate.

Could you elaborate on how he was a better political theorist? I've found his ideas to be lacking in comparison to Jefferson. Jefferson, for me, was a brilliant theorist who did not practice what he preached and had many inconsistencies. Certainly Jefferson's focus on agriculture and being tied to the land was misguided at best, but I still think his ideas outlined in the Declaration outshine anything Hamilton ever did. Certainly the necessary-and-proper clause is advocating of a Leviathan central government beyond economics, no?

Personally I think the government should do genetic testing on everyone then pair people based on these findings.

Seriously, though, that child is going to have an interesting life, but children have certainly been brought up in worse.

Oh come on, he's a better choice than Hamilton!

I don't really think that is a fair reading. He does state "If I had a daughter, I wouldn't want her to get pregnant at 16, for the reasons Will names." I also think it's a bit extreme to conclude that "he’d rather risk the ruin of his daughter’s potential than have her go childless."

In the case that a parent agrees with Caplan's analysis and would prefer an early grandchild above no grandchild, then they would likely have the incentive and desire to help their child to become a success despite poor decision making.

Given that I'm young and childless (and will remains so for the near future as far as I can help it) I'm not convinced that Caplan is wrong. Like Caplan I might prefer an early grandchild to none at all, though certainly not hoping it happened. If you just look at the way some grandmothers react to grandchildren or potential grandchildren I think Bryan might be on to something.

Yes, because Steve Sailer, maestro of foreigners, is a known as someone who gets all the facts right.

I've always looked at it this way. In general, defenders of abortion use the idea of self-ownership, which means that women should be able to choose what they do to their bodies. Yet, when it comes to prostitution (or drugs), these same defenders believe that prostitution is an affront to the choices of women. Leaving aside instances of coercion and abuse, is this not a complete logical disconnect?

I also do not see how one can see a difference between services sexual or otherwise. It must, then, be dependent upon cultural stigmas.

I think you just described my extended family.

I quite like the Asus. It would never replace my current computer, obviously, but I find it great to take to the university since it is really small. I've always disliked laptops because they are too bulky to carry around but at 7" the Asus is perfect. That said, I'd probably recommend waiting for the second generation.

Probably in the next few years I'll break down and buy an ebook reader since the screens are much better to read from like you say. Also, at 200+ books, I'm probably going to run out of shelf space soon.

You can send me your old books, I'll even pay for shipping.

I was going to buy an ebook reader but I decided to purchase a mini laptop (Asus Eee PC) instead, I just couldn't justify a device soley for book reading purposes, but a fully functioning computer, yes.