Sandy Ikeda
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The Invisible City
MAY 08, 2013 by SANDY IKEDA
A great city is composed of the networks of relationships between people. It's an invisible kind of order, in a Hayekian sense, that cannot be seen in its entirety.
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Economics, Not Engineering
APRIL 26, 2013 by SANDY IKEDA
Nobody can produce a certain outcome simply by legislating it. A world in which they could would be unbearably drab and boring.
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A Modest Proposal for My Students
APRIL 12, 2013 by SANDY IKEDA
An experiment with students' grades tests their commitment to redistribution.
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On Brakes and Mistakes
MARCH 29, 2013 by SANDY IKEDA
In an era of change and uncertainty, people will fail as they seek out knowledge and better ways to do things. A culture that celebrates spectacular success should at least tolerate spectacular failure.
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Glimpse Into a Freer Future
MARCH 15, 2013 by SANDY IKEDA
Beth Cody's Looking Backward: 2012–2162 offers a compelling picture of how a truly free society might work.
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"Don't Tread on Others" vs "Don't Tread on Me"
NOVEMBER 14, 2012 by SANDY IKEDA
Dr. Sandy Ikeda explains why he thinks "Don't Tread on Others" is the heart of libertarianism, not "Don't Tread on Me."
In the words of Leonard Read, the founder of FEE, "in order to change the world, we first have to change ourselves." We have to show self restraint, self control, and self discipline, and not use the state apparatus, political means, or the threat of violence to get what we want.
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