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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on No Such Thing as a Free Ride? by Roderick T. Long
He may have been paid by the sight of your wearing it, but since you were wearing it anyway regardless of the trip, the trip was still free to you. Paradox! Fortunately we are a pair o’ docs ourselves and so are unfazed. LikeLike
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Statement to Princeton Town Council by Resistance in Action (4) | Policy of Truth
[…] Municipal Council on the issue of the ITA Resolution (August 11). For my first one (July 28), go here. For recent news coverage of the adoption of the resolution, go here and here. I’m in the […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) Resistance in Action (3)
Second Statement to the Princeton Council This is my second statement to the Princeton Municipal Council on the issue of the ITA Resolution (August 11). For my first one (July 28), go here. For recent news coverage of the adoption of the resolution, go here and here. I’m in the middle of writing up a…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on No Such Thing as a Free Ride? by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. I told the story in part to draw attention to the ambiguity of the idea of “payment.” In one sense, “payment” means economic remuneration. In that sense, the driver went unpaid. In another sense, &#…
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(The GiveWell Blog) GiveWell’s 2024 Metrics and Impact
Thanks to the generosity of more than 30,000 donors, GiveWell raised $415 million and directed $397 million to cost-effective programs in metrics year 2024 (February 2024 to January 2025). We approved 55 grants to 34 organizations working in 22 countries. We estimate that the programs supported by these grants will help around 34 million people…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Mostly cussin’
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Click the banner to contribute by PayPal, or here for other options. The Comics Curmudgeon Summer Fundraiser offers…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on No Such Thing as a Free Ride? by Roderick T. Long
The saying is much older than Friedman. But it’s used with two different meanings. On one interpretation, it means that no one ever gets anything without paying for it. Your story would be a counterexample. On another interpretation, it means t…
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(Policy of Truth) No Such Thing as a Free Ride?
I’ve just worked a fifteen hour day. I want it all to end. I want to end it all. I take the 8:54 train out of Metropark, hoping to get to Princeton Junction in time to catch the 9:25 bus into town. I’m in luck. We get in at 9:24. Just as we get there,…
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(xkcd.com) Thread Meeting
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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