Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, I had lunch with an eminent conservative journalist.
"You know what I'm looking forward to most?" he asked.
"What?"
"Forgetting everything I know about missile throw weights."
1/x
"You know what I'm looking forward to most?" he asked.
"What?"
"Forgetting everything I know about missile throw weights."
1/x
What he meant: history had closed a chapter. We could close the book on arcane knowledge useful in one period - and apply energy to something more useful. It was an exciting and hopeful vision. 2/x
That story came to mind as I've been following the sudden enthusiasm among some left-wing writers for price controls to counter inflation. This again? Are we really going to have to trudge through all the ancient arguments against this primitive superstition? 3/x
What's next? Bleeding and purging to cure disease? (Wait a minute, maybe Joe Rogan has already done a podcast endorsing that.) 4/x
Anecdote, possibly even true:
It's about 1960. A disenchanted ex-communist meets an enthusiastic young socialist. The young socialist proceeds to expound Marxist dogma at fervent length. The ex-communist listens wearily for a few minutes, then interrupts ... 5/x
It's about 1960. A disenchanted ex-communist meets an enthusiastic young socialist. The young socialist proceeds to expound Marxist dogma at fervent length. The ex-communist listens wearily for a few minutes, then interrupts ... 5/x
"Young man, your answers are so old that I have forgotten the questions." END
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