Environmentalism and Government’s Last Hustle
Posted in Not So Fast! on 20 May 2009
Stats: 522 views and 3 Comments Suppose President Barack Obama had appeared on television to give an energy speech and had declared the following: My fellow Americans, we are going to provide sustainable energy and lots of jobs for you by junking the automobile and all other fossil-fueled engines and going back to animal power. We also ...
Posted in Not So Fast! on 20 May 2009
Stats: 522 views and 3 Comments Suppose President Barack Obama had appeared on television to give an energy speech and had declared the following: My fellow Americans, we are going to provide sustainable energy and lots of jobs for you by junking the automobile and all other fossil-fueled engines and going back to animal power. We also ...
The Fallacy of Composition
Posted in Not So Fast! on 22 January 2009
Stats: 234 views and 2 Comments After covering last week the Fallacy of Collective Terms by Lawrence Reed, today I discuss the “Fallacy of Composition.” Reed says: This error also involves individuals. It holds that what is true for one individual will be true for all others. The example has often been given of one who stands up ...
Posted in Not So Fast! on 22 January 2009
Stats: 234 views and 2 Comments After covering last week the Fallacy of Collective Terms by Lawrence Reed, today I discuss the “Fallacy of Composition.” Reed says: This error also involves individuals. It holds that what is true for one individual will be true for all others. The example has often been given of one who stands up ...
