The Declaration of Independence isn’t egalitarian enough

http://crookedtimber.org/2015/06/22/the-declaration-of-independence-isnt-egalitarian-enough/

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Jeb Bush’s growth goal isn’t outlandish

Jeb wants the US economy to grow at 4 per cent per year.

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/06/15/2131958/jeb-bushs-growth-goal-isnt-outlandish/

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Democratic vs. Republican occupations

Most librarians are Democrats. Most farmers are Republicans. As a group, doctors are in the middle, though pediatricians lean left and urologists right.

http://verdantlabs.com/politics_of_professions/

Social Liberalism as Class Warfare

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/social-liberalism-as-class-warfare/

The economics and politics of Thomas the Tank Engine

The Economics and Politics of Thomas the Tank Engine
https://medium.com/bull-market/the-economics-and-politics-of-thomas-the-tank-engine-8bbc05494b08

“Economists do not fully understand the long term drivers of productivity growth. But the lesson of Sodor is this: over investing in a technologically backward, sheltered and protected from competition railway is not the road to prosperity.”

The Dysfunctions of Sodor Railways – Or, why does Sir Topham Hatt still have a job?

https://medium.com/bull-market/the-dysfunctions-of-sodor-railways-60c7cc3e0b21

Sodor and railroad capitalism  –  a sceptic writes

https://medium.com/@dsquareddigest/sodor-and-railroad-capitalism-a-sceptic-writes-da82e0202ed