YBS updates and show introduction

article analysis of cronyism in the shipping industry
production, economics, politics, trade, role of government, finance

Q: isn't off-shore wind in a similar crony situation like shipping?

Q: thoughts on protectionism in the name of national security?

Q: why are things the way they are?

Q: is there an argument for national security under laissez-faire and how would funding for that work?

Q: what are Yaron's favorite short and long distance forms of transportation?

Q: how does buying and selling a stock work and what does the price actually tell?

Q: what is objective thinking?

Q: what is cause of shortages in various materials for manufacturing?

Q: thoughts on how UK economy has fared under current PM ?

Q: where did the name "Ayn Rand" come from ?

Q: is Noam Chomsky a nihilist?

Q: why do people get thrills from dangerous activites?

Q: doesn't totalitarianism prove that Plato was right that only intellectuals can/should rule?

Q: why do intellectuals gravitate towards egalitarianism and communism instead of nationalism and racism?

Q: thoughts on Harvard study claiming 20% of people dying from fossil-fuels?

Q: is it altruistic to root for the underdog in the Superbowl?

Q: would rising steel prices force the west to increase prices on other good?

Q: is there a point in societal decay where refusing to enter the political realm is moral abdication?

Q: favorite Sci-Fi movie?