[I]f people do not understand a true political economy, they will make a false one of their own.
W. Stanley Jevons, Political Economy (1880).
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W. S. Jevons
Author: Redactor
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Delaware and Slavery
On February 8, 1865, Delaware voters rejected the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, voting to continue the practice of slavery. Delaware belatedly and symbolically ratified the amendment on February 12, 1901.
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Arthur Twining Hadley
The advantages of intervention on the part of a government are visible and tangible facts: The evil that results from such intervention is much more indirect and can only be appreciated after close and intensive study.
Arthur Twining Hadley, Economics: An Account of the Relations Between Private Property and Public Welfare (1896)
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Soviets Give Up
On February 7, 1990, the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agreed to give up its monopoly on power, thus ushering the way for the dissolution of the putatively communist empire.
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Ben Shapiro
I am not a big fan of politicians becoming celebrities, because it seems to me that our politicians are there to do a job. . . . I think that politicians should be treated basically like DMV workers except with more scorn.
Ben Shapiro, The Ben Shapiro Show, February 6, 2017.
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James Fenimore Cooper
The column of society must have its capital as well as its base. It is only perfect while each part is entire, and discharges its proper duty.
James Fenimore Cooper, The Chainbearer; Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts, 1845.
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Aaron Burr and Ronald Reagan
On February 6, 1778, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed by the United States and France, signaling official recognition of the new republic. Exactly a decade later, the State of Massachusetts became the sixth in the union to ratify the new United States Constitution.
February 6 marks the birthdays of Aaron Burr (1756 – 1836), third Vice President of the United States and infamous Weehauken duelist, and Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) 40th President of the United States.
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Townhall: Mob Violence and Its Defenders
The Bishop Berkeley (1685 – 1783) famously advanced strange notions about the nature of ideas and existence . . . and proof of the latter on the grounds of the former.
This weekend’s column has nothing to do with that. It is about the Berkeley anti-Milo riots. And free speech taken as “violence” and violence regarded as “free speech.” Which is weirder than Bishop Berkeley’s philosophical idealism, come to think of it.
Anyway, no metaphysics by Paul Jacob at Townhall this weekend. Just common sense. Click here to view. Come back for citations:
- CNN: Robert Reich suggests conservatives beat themselves up
- Ben Shapiro: On Milo Yiannopoulos Berkeley Riot
- Heatstreet: The Left Celebrates Anti-Milo Yiannopoulos Violence at Berkeley
- MILO: White Nationalism Is NOT The Answer
- KTVU-TV: Organizer calls for more militant protests
- LIFe: BAMN Logic
- BAMN: Official website
- Antifa bludgeoning somebody to unconsciousness outside Milo event
- Sargon of Akkad: Antifa and the Black Bloc Explained
- Chicago Tribune: “Leftist mobs silence foes at Berkeley,” by John Kass
- NYT: Anarchists Respond to Trump’s Inauguration, by Any Means Necessary
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Sir Robert Peel
On February 5, 1788, Robert Peel was born. He would become one of the most important of the United Kingdom’s prime ministers, ushering in some reforms that led to the liberalization of England in the 19th century. He is regarded as the father of the modern British police — the popular term “bobbies” refers to “Bob” Peel — and as one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party. Robert Peel died in 1850.
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Milo Y / Anti-Milo Why-Nots
Berkeley, home to the Free Speech movement in the “olden days,” was home this week to violence and mayhem that “successfully” blocked the free and peaceful exchange of ideas.
As you consider how a free people should respond, here are various voices from the scene of the crime.
First, a former Clinton Era “economist” offers a number of judgments without any facts to back them up. Indeed, he spreads a rumor that conflicts with everything we know about the blackshirt thugs of Antifa and similar far-left “anarchist” groups:
http://youtu.be/K977LL87rd8
And if you want more of this loopiness, with even more outrageous comments shifting blame away from the actual perpetrators of the violence and onto Trump and others, watch the full CNN talking heads panel. If you dare!
Next, a young “By Any Means Necessary” (BAMN) member explains the “peaceful” nature of her movement:
You judge her logic. Her excuse-making. Her more-than-implied threats.
This young woman, and the illustrious Robert Reich, are not alone on the left in defending the violence and the suppression of free speech. Consider the long list of “celebs.”
Finally, mull over the actual words of the man Robert Reich calls a “hateful, odious” “right-wing character” (and whom others call “racist” and “homophobic” and even a gay “Nazi”):
This video has been bleeped to omit vulgarity; click here for the pristine (vulgar tongue) version, if you wish.
There are many greatly varying opinions about Milo Yiannopoulos. This is but one video wherein he very earnestly states his views. We welcome you to use the COMMENTS section to post any videos or links that you think folks should consider in making their own judgments about the man. Likewise, please leave links to additional information about speech-squelching activities by those on the political Left or Right or Center.