http://www.livelydebate.com Politics, Economics and Philosophy with a tech flavor Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:50:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What happens when we outsource the most intimate of negotiations? http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2006/10/06/tricky-negotiations/ I really like the Battlestar Galactica show on the Sci Fi channel. It is amazingly good for an offering on that channel and stands up as one of the best shows on television, if not the best. Ever since I realized that Battlestar Galactica was good, I've been ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2006/04/27/sci-fi-finds-a-way-to-kill-battlestar-galactica/ This weeks Carnival of the Capitalists is available. Some picks: Five Secrets of Job Growth has an interesting summary of a Fed report. How to Watch CNBC for companies not to invest in. Why its ok for GM to die. Creative destruction works. http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/12/06/capitalist-digest-8/ The Carnival of the Capitalists is up. Here is some good reading selected from this week's choices: Coytote Blog follows up on the Unfairness of price gouging laws. Mises Econmics Blog illustrates how markets work in the wake of Katrina. No regulation required, thank you. Financial Methods has The Thanksgiving Lesson ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/11/28/capitalist-digest-7/ As promised and at the appointed time, my picks from this week's Carnival of the Capitalists: Entrepreneurs Needed asks why weren't pumpkin carving kits around when I was a kid? Politicians and Prioritization points out how absurdly politicians and bureaucrats act when asked to make budget cuts. Comparative Advantage in a Changing World ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/11/07/capitalist-digest-6/ Yesterday was the 400th anniversary of Guy Fawkes' "gunpowder plot" to blow up the King and House of Lords in 1605. 400 years and they still remember today. If I have any British readers here (I know I do on my other blog), I'd love to hear about ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/11/06/how-will-the-future-remember-the-terrorist-attack-of-911/ Its time for the Carnival of the Capitalists again. (Yes, I know its Wednesday -- next week i'll get to it on Monday, really I will.) Some of the entries from this week that I found most interesting: Social Mobility. Is the US a meritocracy? Rates are Too High ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/11/02/capitalist-digest-5/ I have never understood protectionist Republicans. How can you be against taxes but for tariffs? How can you oppose government interference, but support the government deciding which jobs are more worthwhile. How can you dislike government handouts, but support corporate welfare? Thats what protectionism is. The government ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/10/29/protectionism-is-not-the-answer/ Here's my link to this week's Carnival of the Capitalists. Two things you should check out from this week: Ford, Hardee's and Government: Vendor Management gives some insight on why government is inefficient. Doing the right thing: Bravery at what cost takes on the fear of litigation. http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/10/26/capitalist-digest-4/ Well this weeks Carnival of the Capitalists was a day late and i'm a day late linking to it. This week's host, Accidental Verbosity highlighted some recommended posts, and I liked his recommendations. And I don't just say that because my Apple video iPod post was ... http://www.livelydebate.com/archives/2005/10/19/capitalist-digest-3/