Having survived two terror regimes, it was felt that the time had come for Hungary to erect a fitting memorial to the victims, and at the same time to present a picture of what life was like for Hungarians in those times. Ако сте фан на политичка историја и борбата…

In a now well-known wager from 1980 between the business professor Julian L. Simon and biologist Paul Ehrlich, we learnt that the ultimate resource (and limitation to our progress at the same time), is the human imagination and ingenuity. Even the concept of natural resources itself is fully dependable from…

Power, competitiveness, and advice taking: Why the powerful don’t listen, by L. Tost, F. Gino & R. Larrick, 2011 Abstract: Four experiments test the prediction that feelings of power lead individuals to discount advice received from both experts and novices. Theoretical and practical contributions are discussed. Cues of being watched enhance cooperation in a real-world setting, by M. Bateson, D. Nettle & G. Roberts, 2006

Man's Search for Meaning (OLD EDITION/OUT OF PRINT) Man's Search for Meaning (OLD EDITION/OUT OF PRINT) [Frankl, Viktor E., Winslade, William J., Kushner, Harold S.] on…www.amazon.com Abstract: Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience…

Research papers on: Crisis Management, Leadership, Gamification Myopic voters and Natural Disaster Policy, by A. Healy and N. Malhotra ABSTRACT: Do voters effectively hold elected officials accountable for policy decisions? Using data on natural disasters, government spending, and election returns, we show that voters reward the incumbent presidential party for delivering disaster relief spending, but not for investing in disaster preparedness spending…

Almost every political/social comment by Mike Rowe, but this post about how we undervalue the skilled trades is especially gold: Our current skills gap isn’t a mystery, and neither is the student loan crisis. Both are reflections of what we value, and what we believe. And right now, a lot…

What’s the story? (From Amazon) If, as Darwin suggests, evolution relentlessly encourages the survival of the fittest, why are humans compelled to live in cooperative, complex societies? In this fascinating examination of the roots of human trust and virtue, a zoologist and former American editor of the Economist reveals the…

Relatively short book by Hoppe (~100 pg.), published in 2018 by Mises Institute. Actually, the book contains four essays: A Realistic Libertarianism [Rothbardian libertarianism 101, strengthened with the Hoppe’s argumentative ethics] On Democracy, De-Civilization, and the Quest for a New Counterculture [I skipped this essay — if you are not…

I’ve read ~50 comics in 2020. These are my favorites. *The List does not include comics that are still ongoing. …