For the third Sunday in a row, I’m posting something. I’m not sure if this is a trend or not, but I felt like ranting.
- If you want to talk to me about politics right now I don’t want to hear it.
- Bruce Schneier points out that in the upcoming election, both candidates pose a risk to The Security of Checks and Balances, preferring a strong executive branch, and weak courts and congress. Hey, there is a candidate who has a different point of view … [schneier]
- In an interesting bit of election coverage, Tie Goes to the… looks at what could happen if there were an electoral collecge tie in the election. This is an example of the kind of political talk I don’t mind so much. There’s a complex system in place, and the implications of that can be interesting. [colby cosh]
- Finally, here’s A Simple Lesson in Economics that illustrates some of my views on taxes. Except that if you overtax the rich, they won’t leave. They’ll just buy legislators to get a deduction that will bring their bill to zero.