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Book: Nudge, by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein
Book: Nudge, by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein

Some of my reactions to the book. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 8/31, 7:59pm)

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His Majesty the Royal Highness Sir Lord Popper
His Majesty the Royal Highness Sir Lord Popper

A parody of Karl Popper's philosophy. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 8/10, 10:26am)

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The Fatal Conceit of Social Engineering
The Fatal Conceit of Social Engineering

A parody on outcomes you can expect from attempting to command nature without first obeying it. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 7/28, 10:59am)

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Egalitaria
Egalitaria

A short tale exploring fairness, equality, and the concept of anti-property. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 7/17, 8:31pm)

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Positive Mysticism
Positive Mysticism

Rejecting reality in favor of faith based, altruistic, magical, abstractly frozen "positivism" in the work place. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Teresa Summerlee Isanhart on 6/19, 7:22pm)

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O.A.T.S.: Four ingredients of minarchy
O.A.T.S.: Four ingredients of minarchy

A short synopsis. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 6/09, 12:07pm)

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3 Ways to Draw an Inference
3 Ways to Draw an Inference

A newer way to look at inferences. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 5/13, 7:31pm)

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Example of the decision analysis of consequentialism
Example of the decision analysis of consequentialism

Something I pulled from a medical book because it relates to ethics, politics, and at least one version of consequentialism. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 5/12, 4:14pm)

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Personal notes for upcoming article submission on "God"
Personal notes for upcoming article submission on "God"

A place to brainstorm ideas. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 2/26, 7:47pm)

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The evil experiment of Immaculate Gant
The evil experiment of Immaculate Gant

An illustration of the power of ideas. (Read the entire blog entry)

(Added by Ed Thompson on 1/15, 6:11pm)

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