Sanjeev Sabhlok's Blog, page 122
May 23, 2018
Looking for volunteers to co-manage Facebook pages on freedom and science
I run a number of Facebook pages where I post useful info in relation to liberty (or science). If you are a committed freedom volunteer, please write to me at sabhlok@gmail.com to build the following pages: PAGES Absolute Freedom of Speech Julian Simon, the great liberal John Lilburne and the Levelllers Thomas B Macaulay, the […]
The New York judge is wrong. Trump is NOT violating the First Amendment by blocking Twitter users.
Came across this. The problem is not with Trump but with Twitter – let me explain. The judge claims that Trump’s twitter account is a “designated public forum”. Well, only to the extent that someone should have access to READ the posts. There is no right to impose one’s ideas on Trump or anyone. There is […]
Video blog: Democracy, electoral systems and incentives
In this longish (30 minute) video blog I’ve provided an overview of the theory and empirical issues in relation to the following: 1. Why democracy? – at 13 seconds 2. First past the post / majoritarian government – at 4 minutes, 2 seconds 3. Proportional representation – at 15 minutes 12 seconds 4. Presidential vs. […]
May 22, 2018
Confirming that roughly 30 per cent of Indians oppose socialism
See my post. The path is now clear to get 30 to 40 per cent of Indian vote for Swarna Bharat Party The recent Ipsos Social Research Institute survey confirms this.
Do not compromise fundamentals else you are lost and utterly useless to the country
This video blog has a simple message to those who waver and look for short cuts. It is IMPOSSIBLE to reform India’s governance from within the bowels of corrupt socialist political parties. But it is also a very bad idea to dilute one’s ideological clarity for the sake of populism. That, too, will fail. At […]
Video blog: in which I address Raj’s concerns about state funding of elections
I thought I’d address Raj’s concerns about state funding of elections. I’ve addressed them earlier but he has obviously not got the point. I’ll now try via video.
May 21, 2018
I’ve now set up a small home studio for video recording
It’s been my goal for many years to be able to record high quality videos at home. I had bought a Sony camcorder DCR-HC96E sometime in the early 2000s with 3MB resolution. After FTI was formed, I used it on 24 December 2008 to create two short videos (I had to do that since at that […]
May 19, 2018
स्वराज्य (स्वराज, या स्वाधीनता)और आज़ादी में बहुत अंतर है
हम आज़ाद क्यों होना चाहते थे? निश्चित रूप से हमें ब्रिटिश राज से छुटकारा पाना ज़रूरी था. जलियांवाला बाग जैसे जुल्मों ने ब्रिटिश राज का असली रूप दिखा दिया था. पर खुद का राज करना एक बात है, जनता की आजादी एक दूसरी ही बात है. आज हम खुद पर राज ज़रूर करते हैं, पर […]
May 16, 2018
The massive disciplinary power of reputation – that’s why we don’t need unnecessary “regulators”
This came in attached to one of the online purchases I had recently made (a remote control from Alibaba Express for an old TV). Says it all. And yet we keep running after “regulators” and “licensing”. Let’s strengthen the market’s reputational mechanisms. That will allow us to disband most regulators. Some of you might recall […]
Hayek supported MARKET-BASED strategies for urban planning/ town planning
EXTRACTS FROM Lawrence W. C. Lai’s Hayek and town planning: A note on Hayek’s views towards town planning in The Constitution of Liberty, Environment and Planning A31(9):1567-1582 · September 1999. In The Constitution of Liberty Hayek made a distinction between (a) ‘town planning’ as practical measures to correct an imperfect land market, and (b) ‘town planning’ aimed […]
