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Probability of Filling Out a Perfect Bracket

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 19 March 2010 | 1 Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
The Wall Street Journal Online hosted an article on the mathematics behind the perfect NCAA men’s college basketball tournament bracket.  Assuming that each game were a true toss-up, the probability of filling one out with 100% accuracy would be one in nine million trillion!
Yes, nine million trillion.
In the real world, with the aid [...]

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The Battle of Stow on the Wold: March 21, 1646

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 18 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Yet now, division reigns over England,
And no sword can be pulled from hardest stone,
To softly quiet storms before death’s lean hand
Slays the rights of Englishmen, and claims the throne
As military anarchy.
The Battle of Stow on the Wold was the Royalists’ last hopeful stand during the First English Civil War.  Parliamentarian victory at Stow on the [...]

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Robinhood Ethics

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 10 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is one of his best – Hot off the press!
I reckon that I’m insufficiently ‘progressive.’
Don
http://www.cafehayek.com/
………………………………….
10 March 2010
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC  20500
Dear Mr. Sanders:
You accuse Wall Street Journal editorialists of being hypocritical in supporting tax cuts while simultaneously opposing what you call your “modest proposal” to give “a $250 one-time payment [to] seniors [...]

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Liberty of Conscience

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 9 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

To the wheel he innocent went,
And to his mockers shame,
Swore his vindication, then lent
A prayer to lift their blame.
Read on Landmarks of Liberty of the touching heroism of Jean Calas that spread the idea of liberty of conscience throughout France.
E. Wesley – Mackinac Center Intern

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San Francisco 1905: Before the Regulators

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 8 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is a strangely fascinating film from a streetcar in San Francisco 1905, before the earthquake, that illustrates what it means for an order to emerge out of seeming chaos. There are a thousand accidents waiting to happen that do not happen, namely because of rational individual planning and self interest. [...]

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Violence Inherent in the System

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 4 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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Capitalism versus the Free Market

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 4 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Sheldon Richmand’s lecture at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series.”  Very interesting.
http://vimeo.com/9866856

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The Sound of Music: Released March 2, 1965

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 2 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the release of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music.  At heart, The Sound of Music is a face-off between the virtuous Christian family and the tyrannous state.  Read more on Landmarks of Liberty…
E. Wesley – Mackinac Center Intern

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4 Reforms for Florida in a Difficult Economy

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on 1 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Check out the new piece I co-authored for the Ash Center at Harvard University: http://bfc.ash.harvard.edu/?id=128

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Bard of American Liberty

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on 25 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A hurry of hoofs in a village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark
Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet:
That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,
The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out [...]

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Milton Friedman on Free Trade

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 25 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »

My apologies for the abundance of videos in my recent posts.  These videos are just too good to pass up!

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With Free Minds & Open Hearts

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on 23 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
Check out Claire Forman’s new blog entitled With Free Minds & Open Hearts.  She is currently my colleague at the Mackinac Center and has just started blogging again.
Enjoy!

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Case Against Equal Pay

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 22 February 2010 | 1 Comment »

“I’m on your side, but you are not!”

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Why Government Should Stick to its Core Competency

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on 19 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Here’s a short clip from the Pink Panther movie series.  Enjoy!

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Basic Data on Medical Costs

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 19 February 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern
CPI – All Urban Consumers: Medical Care Costs (Click to enlarge graph)

Source: From BLS at http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?cu (Check the two medical care boxes and then click retrieve data)
Next, compare this graph with the following timeline provided by PBS, which shows any significant changes in government policy that have traceable effects on the medical care [...]

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