Just came across this which ties in great with the Juan Williams thing-
http://studentsforliberty.org/blog/social-change-theory/
“Thus, as Leonard Read used to say, politicians and political change is simply a lagging indicator of the state of intellectual opinion.”
Which I was linked to from this blog
http://anthonyhennen.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/green-subsidies-and-social-change-theory/
He says, “Political changes are lagging, not leading indicators.”
Microsoft’s Principal Researcher, Bill Buxton has made his huge private collection of tech gizmos and gadgets available to be viewed by the public. For those that can’t go see it, he has put it all online with detalied info about each item, including his personal notes on each one.
His thoughts about the 1968 TV remote control called the Space Command SC 600-X are especially interesting. It sounds like something Jeffrey Tucker would have written:
This remote control is from the days when television was starting to take a solid grip. It is a reminder of the importance of transaction cost. Every button on the remote was already on the TV. So why spend extra money for features that you already had? The reason is that if the new redundant approach lowers the cost differential of usage enough, they are no longer the same features. They will be used differently and change the nature of both the beast and the experience. Not only did the remote save us from getting out of our comfortable chair, it thereby resulted in a change in the very nature of television: programming, script writing, cinemaphotography, editing, and the whole economic model in terms of commercials. Not bad for a few redundant buttons!
Progress!
Lol, China’s government builds giant empty cities to create phony GDP growth. There are said to be 64 million empty apartments in China, while millions of people lack proper housing. So much for the efficient allocation of resources under central planning. TVP anyone?
Funny thing is (around minute 11), the poor people who can’t afford houses blame speculators and want the government to intervene. Housing is a human right!
Robin Carson, I’m No Communist, 1952
We’re living in a country that’s the finest place of earth
But some folks don’t appreciate this land that gave them birth
I hear that up in Washington they’re having an awful fuss
'Cause Communists and spies are making monkeys out of us
The bureaus and departments have been busy night and day
They’re figuring out just how we gave our secrets all away
And Congress has appointed a committee so they said
To find out who’s American and who’s a low-down Red.
They call them up to Washington to speak for Uncle Sam
But when they ask them what they are, they shut up like a clam
I wish they’d take and put me on the witness stand today
I’d yell so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way
Refrain: I’m no Communist, and I’ll you that right now
I believe a man should own his own house and car and cow
I like this private ownership, and I want to be left alone
Let the government run its business and let me run my own
Our government is bigger than it ever was today
The more they hire to work for it, the more they have to pay
Our public servants should be proud and honest you would think
Instead of taking bribes and dressing up their wives in mink
The taxes keep on going up of that there is no doubt
But still they just can’t take it in as fast as they dish it out
Our national debt is monster size and growin’ every day
Our children’s children, still unborn are gonna have to pay
Our dollar used be the soundest money on this earth
But now two bucks won’t even buy a good old dollar’s worth
Unless we stop inflation and take care of what we’ve got
The Communists may win the fight and never fire a shot
Refrain: I’m no Communist, and I’ll you that right now
I believe a man should own his own house and car and cow
I like this private ownership, and I want to be left alone
Let the government run its business and let me run my own
Part of my exit survey from CSUSM
Lol i did not realize they asked questions like that on the senior survey, maybe I should take mine.
haha, seriously, its like they want to know if the State school is doing a good job teaching us the right “values”.
Anti-war, anti-civil war, good 'ole irish song 
Woh, they are not trying hard to hide their bias, eh?
Always with the “rights”. Rights to this, rights to that…
A few libertarian centered Cracked.com articles:
5 Government Programs that Backfired
6 Most Childish Things Done in Congress
6 Things You Won’t Believe Got Banned
Can someone help me with this?:
There is some inspirational (web?) entrepreneur guy and video(s) out there somewhere. I’ve seen a little bit from that guy in the past and he seemed to know what he was talking about. I’m asking for someone else who’s asking me how to be more free by working for himself.
Anyone know the guy’s name/link?
Totally new kind of input method for mobile phones.
Very interesting and can potentially work very well (after the learning curve).
But sadly.. PATENT PENDING http://www.the8pen.com/legal.html (“Please be aware that any form of copying the 8pen™ violates intellectual property, and may result in legal charges”).
Nielsio, I know the guy you’re talking about. Liberty Student posted some of his videos before - you should ask him.
Seems like a good idea, the 8pen, but it might be difficult to get used to. At least people are thinking of better ways to type on smaller devices. I don’t see why, actually, we couldn’t just use brain waves. They’ve been able to move robotic arms through brain waves.
“Austrians Can Explain the Employment Data Better Than the Keynesians” - Robert Murphy
With 10 minute comedy sketch!
Head of the IMF arrested for sexual assault: