She was late again, as always, something at least was constant in this universe. The city bustled with a hodgepodge of fashion, each person, saw the city differently and dressed accordingly. Victorian, modern, Hadash, a few even wearing togas. Laith was wearing a pair of comfortable red pants with an exceedingly soft dark blue shirt.… Continue reading Cafe at the End of the Stars
Alexander and the Impossible Murder
Alexander cursed his decision to get rid of the curtains. The sun was a harsh alarm clock for a man with a pounding head, he crawled under the covers, but it was to no avail, he was awake. He took out a jar of pickles and poured some of the brine into a glass of… Continue reading Alexander and the Impossible Murder
Floyd and Towards a More Useful Definition of Privilege
What I think is the best way of understanding privilege is what you get to overlook in your day to day life that other people don't get to. I remember I used to tell students about taking late night bike rides in Beijing and how freeing that is to experience, biking through a massive empty… Continue reading Floyd and Towards a More Useful Definition of Privilege
Reopening America
Shutting down and then reopening before the virus is under control makes shutting down at all practically pointless. There are still far too many with it and too few tests. Given it grows exponentially all a few weeks of shutdown does is puts a pause on the clock with the end result being the same.… Continue reading Reopening America
Hayek Use of Knowledge Lecture Series
Here is the audio of an in depth deep dive into Hayek's Use of Knowledge in Society each audio clip corresponds to a section of the paper. Paper can be found here pdf here. Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Final Thoughts
The Little Red Dragon
There was once a little red dragon with a little spiky black tail He was born with a belly full of fire that could melt a steel rail Everywhere he went it was hard not to feel That what was really lacking were a few things on fire Melted, charred, maybe a small pyre But… Continue reading The Little Red Dragon
The Last Unicorn
There once was a land where the unicorns were. Freely flying across grasslands and rolling down hills Drinking from enchanted streams with just the right chill Sleeping in enchanted forests where nothing was ever killed Imbuing everything with a little magic even the trees They protected the innocent and chased out the greedy And always… Continue reading The Last Unicorn
Beaver Emperor
There once was a beaver who wanted to rule Japan, well first Japan and then the world. His plan was simple; first he would chew on trees and then! Then! He would continue to chew on trees, he wasn’t exactly sure how this would accomplish his goal, but he did not falter from his mission.… Continue reading Beaver Emperor
Public Choice of Classic Chinese Literature
Water Margin (水浒传) is a book about 108 heroes who through one way or another become outlaws, it is one of the four great classics of Chinese literature and pretty jam packed with public choice messages (and the occasional cannibalism). Instead of a full summary of this thousand page long book I will instead point… Continue reading Public Choice of Classic Chinese Literature
A Polar Bear
The funny thing about the North Pole, we don’t get news, only thinning ice sheets, every year the hunting season is shorter and shorter, every year my cubs hungrier. It is, for the most part, a solitary life, your kids outgrow you and go searching on their own never to be seen again. You meet… Continue reading A Polar Bear
