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The Spirit of Entitlement in the University of the Philippines Protests
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Protests at UP Diliman and UP Manila The Philippine Government plans to cut even further its subsidies to state universities and colleges next year. On the part of UP, its 2011 budget will only be PhP 5.5 Billion down from PhP 6.9 Billion in 2010. Fearing that it would lead to further increases in tuition
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| (Published: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:30:48 +0000) |
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Working on the Home Study Course in Austrian Economics
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Image via Wikipedia For the past two years, I have merely studied Austrian Economics through osmosis. I learned it by just reading a few introductory books, poring through some of the treatises, and wading through the Mises Daily articles and archives. I learned so many great things through this shotgun approach, which I immediately applied
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| (Published: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:51:31 +0000) |
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Working on the Home Study Course in Austrian Economics
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Image via Wikipedia For the past two years, I have merely studied Austrian Economics through osmosis. I learned it by just reading a few introductory books, poring through some of the treatises, and wading through the Mises Daily articles and archives. I learned so many great things through this shotgun approach, which I immediately applied
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| (Published: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:51:31 +0000) |
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On Liberalism and Antiliberalism
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A friend asked me regarding the use of the terms libertarian and liberalism. He said that if many libertarians are what was once called liberals, now referred to as classical liberals, why can't libertarians just use the term liberal; or insist that they are the true liberals? He noted further that the term libertarian appears
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| (Published: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:23:47 +0000) |
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On Liberalism and Antiliberalism
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A friend asked me regarding the use of the terms libertarian and liberalism. He said that if many libertarians are what was once called liberals, now referred to as classical liberals, why can't libertarians just use the term liberal; or insist that they are the true liberals? He noted further that the term libertarian appears
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| (Published: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:23:47 +0000) |
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The Spirit of Entitlement and Its Apparition
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I think one of the evil spirits that must be exorcised from the minds of many people is what I'll casually call the spirit of entitlement. This is just a fancy term I invented for welfare statism and a person's fanatical worship of the state. This evil spirit goes to and fro wandering the face
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| (Published: Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:00:18 +0000) |
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The Death of NU 107 and Economic Calculation
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The last few days have been sad for music fans. 12 am, November 8, 2010, Monday marked the death of the Philippines' only dedicated rock station, NU 107. Some say that NU died because of commercialism and greed. I don't believe too much in such claims. The real reason I think why NU 107 shut
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| (Published: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:38:12 +0000) |
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The Demise of the Home of NU Rock
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Image via Wikipedia No, this is not another bashing-of-the-state post. This is about my sadness and disappointment on the inevitable transformation [for the worse] of NU 107. From being the home of New Rock, it will become just another JOLOGS station, filled with music and jokes that the MASA would readily consume but in the
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| (Published: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:05:13 +0000) |
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Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve
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I am unearthing gems from the Mises Institute Multimedia files. The whole multimedia files total up to 130 GB. At first, I did not bother downloading them because I have limited hard drive space. But I realize that I can download them piece by piece. These media files include conferences such as Mises University and
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| (Published: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:39:43 +0000) |
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Give Me Either Political Liberty or Economic Liberty, But NOT Both?
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Image via Wikipedia Last night, I posted in my Facebook status this: If a great company starts messing around and treat consumers badly, this will set its demise. This is how free market capitalism works. When I posted this status, I was reading Chapter 15 "The Market" of Human Action. I put it in the
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:55:26 +0000) |
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Studying Austrian Economics – Where to Begin
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In the last post My Libertarian Agnosticism, I hinted to fact that I have a very limited time right now devoted to studying Austrian Economics. While I have read a few books about it and several articles, I understand that I have barely scratched the surface as far as the fundamentals are concerned. What may
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| (Published: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:25:33 +0000) |
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You Broke My Windows
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Let’s have a thought experiment. I want you to imagine that we are transported to the future, more specifically at the year 2020. In this year, let’s suppose that the Philippine National Police has become one of the best and one of the most competent police force in the world. Impossible, isn’t it? In this
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| (Published: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:52:05 +0000) |
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You Broke My Windows
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Let’s have a thought experiment. I want you to imagine that we are transported to the future, more specifically at the year 2020. In this year, let’s suppose that the Philippine National Police has become one of the best and one of the most competent police force in the world. Impossible, isn’t it? In this
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| (Published: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:52:05 +0000) |
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An Ode to Carlos Celdran
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Yesterday, a certain performing artist and tour guide named Carlos Celdran disrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral. He held a placard with the word DAMASO written on it and shouted “Stop getting involved in politics!” The fact that several bishops and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim were also present during the incident added to the drama.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:24 +0000) |
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An Ode to Carlos Celdran
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Yesterday, a certain performing artist and tour guide named Carlos Celdran disrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral. He held a placard with the word DAMASO written on it and shouted “Stop getting involved in politics!” The fact that several bishops and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim were also present during the incident added to the drama.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:24 +0000) |
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An Ode to Carlos Celdran
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Yesterday, a certain performing artist and tour guide named Carlos Celdran disrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral. He held a placard with the word DAMASO written on it and shouted “Stop getting involved in politics!” The fact that several bishops and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim were also present during the incident added to the drama.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:24 +0000) |
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An Ode to Carlos Celdran
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Yesterday, a certain performing artist and tour guide named Carlos Celdran disrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral. He held a placard with the word DAMASO written on it and shouted “Stop getting involved in politics!” The fact that several bishops and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim were also present during the incident added to the drama.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:24 +0000) |
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An Ode to Carlos Celdran
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Yesterday, a certain performing artist and tour guide named Carlos Celdran disrupted a mass at the Manila Cathedral. He held a placard with the word DAMASO written on it and shouted “Stop getting involved in politics!” The fact that several bishops and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim were also present during the incident added to the drama.
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| (Published: Fri, 01 Oct 2010 03:10:24 +0000) |
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Insights from Home Renovation
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My September has been greeted by much displeasure. First, on August 27, our telephone and DSL service went off service for two weeks. Many households in our neighborhood also had the same problem. Second, the long planned renovations of our house started photo credit: ejhogbin on the 1st of September. This took 20 days to
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| (Published: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:15:21 +0000) |
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Insights from Home Renovation
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My September has been greeted by much displeasure. First, on August 27, our telephone and DSL service went off service for two weeks. Many households in our neighborhood also had the same problem. Second, the long planned renovations of our house started photo credit: ejhogbin on the 1st of September. This took 20 days to
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| (Published: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:15:21 +0000) |
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Are Leftists Evil?
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While discussing with Froilan about leftism, another friend asked, “Are leftists evil?” This is the same friend who asked me before, “Is Obama evil?” He is a typical centrist who believes in the good of a moderate government. He does not believe in a totally free market unhampered by government intervention and regulation. However, I
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:13:13 +0000) |
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Are Leftists Evil?
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While discussing with Froilan about leftism, another friend asked, “Are leftists evil?” This is the same friend who asked me before, “Is Obama evil?” He is a typical centrist who believes in the good of a moderate government. He does not believe in a totally free market unhampered by government intervention and regulation. However, I
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:13:13 +0000) |
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Are Leftists Evil?
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While discussing with Froilan about leftism, another friend asked, “Are leftists evil?” This is the same friend who asked me before, “Is Obama evil?” He is a typical centrist who believes in the good of a moderate government. He does not believe in a totally free market unhampered by government intervention and regulation. However, I
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:13:13 +0000) |
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On the Question of Whether Education is a Right or Not
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Cover of The Republic (Penguin Classics) As far as I can remember, people have taken for granted that education is right. I also used to believe in this, and it is unthinkable for anyone to believe otherwise. Occasionally, special television programs debate whether education is a right or a privilege. The consensus that is always
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| (Published: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:32:54 +0000) |
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On the Question of Whether Education is a Right or Not
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Cover of The Republic (Penguin Classics) As far as I can remember, people have taken for granted that education is right. I also used to believe in this, and it is unthinkable for anyone to believe otherwise. Occasionally, special television programs debate whether education is a right or a privilege. The consensus that is always
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| (Published: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:32:54 +0000) |
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On the Question of Whether Education is a Right or Not
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Cover of The Republic (Penguin Classics) As far as I can remember, people have taken for granted that education is right. I also used to believe in this, and it is unthinkable for anyone to believe otherwise. Occasionally, special television programs debate whether education is a right or a privilege. The consensus that is always
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| (Published: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:32:54 +0000) |
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Critical Reflection on the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP
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Image via Wikipedia In my previous post, I reprinted an article I wrote on why I feel the call for greater state subsidy in the University of the Philippines is stupid. In this entry, I would like to reproduce another post I wrote later that year. The context is about the rants of leftist groups
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| (Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:28:59 +0000) |
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Critical Reflection on the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP
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On my previous post, I reprinted an article I wrote on why I feel the call for greater state subsidy in the University of the Philippines is stupid. In this entry, I would like to reproduce another post I wrote later that year. The context is about the rants of leftist groups in UP, but
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| (Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:28:59 +0000) |
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Critical Reflection on the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP
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Image via Wikipedia In my previous post, I reprinted an article I wrote on why I feel the call for greater state subsidy in the University of the Philippines is stupid. In this entry, I would like to reproduce another post I wrote later that year. The context is about the rants of leftist groups
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| (Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:28:59 +0000) |
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On the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP and Other State Colleges and Universities
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I am taking this opportunity to repost a blog post from an old Multiply account titled I Oppose the Call for Greater State Subsidy for UP and other SCUs. This is timely because a fellow named Froilan Vincent Bersamina has generated the outrage of many people from my alma mater for challenging the taken-for-granted notion
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:34:59 +0000) |
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On the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP and Other State Colleges and Universities
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I am taking this opportunity to repost a blog post from an old Multiply account titled I Oppose the Call for Greater State Subsidy for UP and other SCUs. This is timely because a fellow named Froilan Vincent Bersamina has generated the outrage of many people from my alma mater for challenging the taken-for-granted notion
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:34:59 +0000) |
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On the Call for Greater State Subsidy in UP and Other State Colleges and Universities
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I am taking this opportunity to repost a blog post from an old Multiply account titled I Oppose the Call for Greater State Subsidy for UP and other SCUs. This is timely because a fellow named Froilan Vincent Bersamina has generated the outrage of many people from my alma mater for challenging the taken-for-granted notion
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| (Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:34:59 +0000) |
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