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
Of Fish and Storytelling
About Big Fish Alright, now I am going to break one of the core rules about telling a story. This story was about the importance of meaning, and the idea that even if our purpose turns out to be false, we are likely better off without knowing that important bit of trivia. This was a… Continue reading Of Fish and Storytelling
Dolphin Warning
So dolphins, as you might know, we don’t have hands, so then how am I writing this you might wonder. Well, I had this human trainee, and after learning his primitive manner of vocalization and rudimentary not nearly squeaky enough language, I taught him a trick that could correspond to each letter of his simplistic… Continue reading Dolphin Warning
Guiding Principle
My guiding principle when teaching, telling a story, speaking with others, or well, anything is pretty simple: People can tell the difference between real and fake. The world is, let's face it, a pretty dark place, filled with hypocritical self serving motives, that we largely mask and pretend are not true. That is why I… Continue reading Guiding Principle
Trade Doublethink
Q: How do you impoverish a country as punishment for their actions A: You declare sanctions to prevent then from importing Q: If you are at war how to cripple your enemy? A: A naval blockade to prevent them from importing. Q: How do you make yourself rich? A: You place large tariffs to prevent… Continue reading Trade Doublethink
Meditation Full Interview
Wendy: Would you please briefly introduce yourself? Rush: So I am Mr. Rush. I teach AP Economics and Advanced Economics. I have really wide set of interests, and I try to cultivate new interests all the time. Oh, and, if you don't know who I am, I'm the guy who walks around with a cane.… Continue reading Meditation Full Interview
Things I Wish Everyone Understood About Macroeconomics
Given some recent nonsense I have seen bandied about I thought I would do a quick write up of what I think is important for normal people to know about macro. -More spending is not some magic expand the economy juice. More money does not equal more significantly more production under normal conditions, or else… Continue reading Things I Wish Everyone Understood About Macroeconomics
About Diet
So I follow a pretty crazy diet that moves between low carb, keto, and extended fasting, would I recommend it to others? No I follow the diet because I have found that it works the best for me given my various medical problems, but it is unlikely that it is the right diet for most… Continue reading About Diet
Five Ways to Be More Productive
First one! (Disclaimer many of these are not easy and none of us are perfect me included, the goal is to just try to be better) -Don’t do work around your cell phone. Humans are awful multitaskers, all of us. The research is really clear on this (I used to think I was great at… Continue reading Five Ways to Be More Productive
Homo Economicish 