I came across this NY Times article which covered a video that is “about the effects of human consumption.” Well, more accurately it reflects the negatives of human consumption.

The video was created by Annie Leonard, a former Greenpeace employee and an independent lecturer who paints a picture of how American habits result in forests being felled, mountaintops being destroyed, water being polluted and people and animals being poisoned.
Apparently the video quickly spread among teachers who,

recommended it to one another as a brief, provocative way of drawing students into …

Link to Animated Introduction to the Philosophy of Liberty
The above link is a pretty neat little overview of the Philosophy of Liberty. So those who have ever had an interest in what my political views are, watch this clip.

This is one of my favorite quotes.
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends …

I want to congratulate Jason for providing a great response in his comment. It was obviously well thought out and exquisitely written.
I will attempt to respond to some of Jason’s comments, but encourage the reader to read his full comment before continuing with this entry to make sure you are understanding what is being said in context of the discussion.
Jason noted that, “In making such evaluations, it is important for you to recognize that even an unregulated market will never truly be “unregulated.” As we spoke about, the …

An article in the Onion sums up nicely the results of the elections this fall. In the state of Massachusetts my current residence, we had one vote that I actually cared about. Should grocery stores, be able to sell wine. And this was the most money spent on any ballot question to date. The grocery stores said yes the liquor stores all said no.
It was a sad result, grocery stores are still not allowed to sell wine. I was a disappointed that people …

So what’s the benefits of globalization and increasing trade between countries? China, who 15 years ago couldn’t claim to be a developing country is now the world’s leading investor in renewable energy. See Article. So to all those who criticize globalization and free markets, this would not have happened without the ability to trade. We all benefit from countries becoming richer.
China has a long way to go, as does the U.S., them with development us with management of our wealth, but as the world …