tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post6089122602457488060..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: When Facts And Reason Are Against SocialismK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-54882845843453449902018-07-23T05:42:42.295-07:002018-07-23T05:42:42.295-07:00The book was available on Audible! Yay! I just bou...The book was available on Audible! Yay! I just bought it and will listen to it on the way to work this morning. Thanks for the recommendation!<br /><br />Was that enough exclamation marks in a single paragraph!K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-51090275161123436612018-07-23T05:39:27.064-07:002018-07-23T05:39:27.064-07:00No worries, ligneus. Thanks for the kind words. Th...No worries, ligneus. Thanks for the kind words. The timeline mostly comes from Stephen Hicks. That lecture was a real eye-opener for me.<br /><br />Here's <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Bourgeois-Virtues-Ethics-Age-Commerce/dp/0226556646/ref=sr_1_1" rel="nofollow">the book you recommended in clickable form</a>.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-5253340762999586122018-07-22T19:27:45.012-07:002018-07-22T19:27:45.012-07:00PS. I tried to do hyperlinks but couldn't get ...PS. I tried to do hyperlinks but couldn't get them to work.ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-76781955161727325592018-07-22T17:50:40.346-07:002018-07-22T17:50:40.346-07:00Excellent piece. Explains why when I mentioned to ...Excellent piece. Explains why when I mentioned to a lefty friend [she who dropped me like a stone when I supported Trump in the election] that I was reading Deirdre McCloskey's The Bourgeois Virtues, seemed condescendingly amused by the very concept. <br /><br />Great book btw. https://www.amazon.ca/Bourgeois-Virtues-Ethics-Age-Commerce/dp/0226556646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532306113&sr=8-1&keywords=bourgeois+virtues&dpID=51CgKObVSKL&preST=_SY264_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch<br /><br />And Kissinger on Trump, in a nutshell:<br /><br />KISSINGER ON TRUMP: “I think Trump may be one of those figures in history who appears from time to time to mark the end of an era and to force it to give up its old pretences. It doesn’t necessarily mean that he knows this, or that he is considering any great alternative. It could just be an accident.”<br /><br />This is similar to what I keep saying, that the fundamental characteristic of Trump’s presidency is the renegotiation of post-WWII arrangements and institutions. Those who consider themselves responsible and far-sighted should be thinking about how that renegotiation should take place, rather than mindlessly fighting change.<br /><br />Plus: “In the 1940s, European leaders had a clear sense of direction. Now they are just trying to avoid trouble.” And they are not doing a very good job of it.<br /><br />H/T Instapundit. https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/302713/ligneushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906867668009351290noreply@blogger.com