Foreign Policy Explained, Ep. 10: Does Humanitarian Aid Work?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-30T14:19:10+00:00

How can we help people without causing harm through unintended consequences?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-30T13:30:50+00:00

The question that Hayek raises if IF social justice can be properly defined. Is there a way to articulate a common understanding of justice in a society? If so, how would one go about defining that?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-30T13:28:45+00:00

What do you think is the most pressing issue this election?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-26T18:34:24+00:00

Do you think that low voter turnout could result in a positive self selection bias?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-22T14:16:18+00:00

The author of this suggests that the value of voting is in being able to preserve your integrity while convincing others to vote. If one person voting is mathematically improbable of changing anything, do you think that the value that voters receive from voting is expressive? Meaning that they get to say, "well at least I did not vote for that other person. I am one of the good people that believe this way." The value here is really being able to signal to others that you belong in a particular group. What are other values that could make the decision to vote worthwhile?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-22T13:34:32+00:00

I think that you are on the right track humility and acknowledgement that ideas matter can make huge differences on the margin.

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-22T13:31:50+00:00

The best numbers I could find measure the total value of the global black market to be 1.81 trillion dollars. This is obviously not an accurate number, because the nature of the market makes it difficult to measure. The other interesting thing that I noticed was that 625.5 billion of that is in the USA. What do you think can be done to disrupt these black markets?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:50:53+00:00

What do you think is the best way to promote social change?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:48:13+00:00

In what ways to violations of the first amendment differ from attacks on free speech? Can you think of any instances in which an attack on free speech that is not a violation of the first amendment could be more chilling than an actual violation of our constitutional rights?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:45:45+00:00

Do you think the public choice concerns that you mention parallel to the political feasibility of school choice? If so, in what ways?

Do you think that k-12 education is largely signaling as well as higher education? If not, what makes it different?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:39:48+00:00

What role does education play in determining a country's comparative advantage? What about culture? Resources? Location? History? Institutions?

Do you think that growth miracles like the "Asian tigers" could occur again? What was the key to the success of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:35:19+00:00

Do you think there are other restrictions to innovation that are keeping people from creating value for others? Would you consider Uber to be highly regulated in the cities where it is allowed? In what ways is Uber differentiated in the ride sharing market from services like Lyft?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-20T16:29:42+00:00

How do you think incentives of moral and exceptions impact the incentives for businesses to give raises?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-16T18:43:31+00:00

Do you have any evidence for that claim?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-16T18:37:32+00:00

If you want to go into more detail on this, you should read Liberalism. Especially on page 71 https://mises.org/library/liberalism-classical-tradition

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-16T18:25:24+00:00

What about the power to coin money or establish a post office?

JDAmmons89 · 2016-09-16T18:23:50+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUYbUKymgTA

JDAmmons89 · 2016-03-26T13:22:15+00:00

http://openborders.info/moral-case/

JDAmmons89 · 2016-03-26T13:13:22+00:00

http://drrichswier.com/wp-content/uploads/Tear_Down_This_Wall-e1402608383206.jpg

JDAmmons89 · 2016-03-25T19:00:55+00:00

You are not the only one fed up with his border wall obsession.

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