Cafe Hayek - Latest Comments in Stamp Act

Re: Stamp Act

Hardcore Capitalist — Mon, 11 May 2009 05:11:33 -0000

Russ,

I have an immense amount of respect for you and I am an libertarian in every sense of the word, but C'mon seriously??

This is very disappointing. Please don't ignore facts because it doesn't agree with our shared ideology.

Re: Stamp Act

Bob Guzzardi — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:40:30 -0000

This is great. Humor punctures pretensions and the pretentious self absorbed know it all academic Olympians. Laughing out loud. Thanks Don and Russ. Smiling on a rainy day in Philadelphia's western suburbs.

Re: Stamp Act

LowcountryJoe — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:36:19 -0000

The science is in. The debate is over! [/in my best Austrian (School?) voice]

Re: Stamp Act

Crusader — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:51:42 -0000

Apparently, according to LGF's Charles Johnson, AGW is proven beyond reasonable doubt by "peer reviewed scientists" and that's that.

Re: Stamp Act

Mark — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:49:15 -0000

I am skeptical of global warming.

but i am also skeptical of Al Gore's investment in Generation Management and other environmentally centered hedge funds which will likely profit from any cap-and-trade scheme enacted by the current administration.

So it seems to me that it is in Gore's financial self interest to peddle this malarkey.

Re: Stamp Act

Christopher_Renner — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:37:19 -0000

The solution is obvious - end the ban on private mail delivery.

I'd be really interested to hear the statist assertions that UPS and FedEx couldn't deliver mail in addition to parcels.

Re: Stamp Act

MnM — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:36:28 -0000

I'm convinced that with enough data I can "prove" that the attacks on 9/11 were caused by the increase or decrease in sales of Diet Dr. Pepper, or Loch Ness Monster sightings with the quality of wood used in Louisville Sluggers. ;o)

Who needs to distinguish between correlation and causation?! :D

Re: Stamp Act

Andrew_M_Garland — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:23:48 -0000

Dispelling the Global Warming Myth

There is a very close correlation between global temperature and solar output. See the graph. That even seems reasonable in its own way. (smile)

(Re-Post to supply a good link to the graph)

Re: Stamp Act

indianajim — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:14:00 -0000

expert, schmexpert. . .

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David S — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:03:42 -0000

is this just a general crack at correlation/causation inferences, or is Russ saying that he doesn't really buy the whole climate change hypothesis? If the latter, I really wonder why not at least stay agnostic about something you're not an expert in?

Re: Stamp Act

indianajim — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:58:06 -0000

DK has a sense of humor, ok good. But now with Garland's graph we will learn if he is a religious type regarding global warming.

Re: Stamp Act

Andrew_M_Garland — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:04:58 -0000

Dispelling the Global Warming Myth

There is a very close correlation between global temperature and solar output. See the graph. That even seems reasonable in its own way. (smile)

Re: Stamp Act

K Ackermann — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:25:30 -0000

It's caused by the US prison population.

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Methinks — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:43:36 -0000

Oh, this made my day.

Re: Stamp Act

Mark — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:25:19 -0000

I have many friends and coworkers who would hardly find this funny.

Re: Stamp Act

Daniel Kuehn — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:10:23 -0000

indiana jim -

absolutely not! the mockery of climate change is outrageous! I won't stand for it!

.... jk

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speedmaster — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:38:21 -0000

LOL, well-done!!! ;-)

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indianajim — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:30:16 -0000

Now we see if DK has a sense of humor.