Progress is being made on Bella Ciao.

A while back, I stopped at a gas station in Luxembourg where owners of BMWs, Audis, and Mercedes go to fill up on slightly cheaper fuel. There was a street musician there playing the accordion. He was playing “Bella Ciao.” Central European street musicians…

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The cardinal virtue of a Stoic right-wing liberal

It is strange how rarely we consider that the most important of all virtues is the virtue of freedom, the capacity for freedom. As for the cardinal virtues—that is, the mind’s most important faculties—any half-baked concoction from the world’s fantasies will do: chivalry, patriotism, love of God, wisdom, a sense of duty,…

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Why Catallactics, Part 2.

Traditional housekeeping is often associated with rural life. City dwellers may wonder how much time and effort it would take to make their own vegetable stock from fresh produce. “Housekeeping” is a poor term in this context. It should be replaced…

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What does it mean to be privileged?

In the ancient Roman army, the Praetorian Guard—the emperor’s personal bodyguards—enjoyed privileged status. For example, their term of service was 16 years, followed by a pension of 20,000 sesterces, whereas a legionary’s term of service was 20 years and…

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Why Catallactics, Part I

The economy and price formation involve the activities of various actors in a free market. The objectives in a free market are incredibly diverse: they have different priorities, evolve in different ways, change, fade away, and are influenced by specific situations and emotions. Furthermore…

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The Italian soccer market

A soccer team doesn't make its money on the field, but from the stands. If your team's fan base is very small, it's a good idea to sell players to teams with a huge fan base—preferably a global one. Not everyone seems to have grasped this point…

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Class Struggle Poem

The class struggle has flared up! The bourgeoisie’s cosmetic, superficial reforms didn’t help!The 200% Sunday bonus—which the left also supported all along—didn’t help. The constant increases in pensions—which the left also supported all along—didn’t help. Housing subsidies for the middle class—which the left also…

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Socializing cannot be a luxury.

Italian actor Totò is quoted as saying, "With money, you can meet the people you want to meet. Without money, you meet the people who love you." This statement is not entirely wrong. In the everyday life of ordinary people, lasting and...

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False absolutism in the wine hobby.

When it comes to wines and wine hobby, it's always about price first. If you put a thick enough bag of notes on the table, you can get any wine you want. It's always about value for money and the fact that a good wine connoisseur buys...

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