Pierre Lemieux

Mathematical #infinity is an #extreme that is difficult, if not impossible, to manipulate. But “tending toward infinity” is a useful concept. It is essential for calculating the present value of a perpetuity. #Mill #Jasay #deJasay #extremes https://t.co/tq7z1CSHXJ

John Stuart Mill famously wrote that “unless the reasons are good for an extreme case, they are not good for any case (On Liberty). This is not obvious, for extremes often produce antinomic or non-generalizable results. #Mill #Jasay #extremes https://t.co/tq7z1CSHXJ

"A country where public officials could accept and even chase possibly corrupting gifts from foreign autocrats, but where private individuals could not accept gifts through trade, looks like a free society upside down." #imports #gift #trade #Boeing #BYD https://t.co/Gq7GGBk7qg

"A country where public officials could accept and even chase possibly corrupting gifts from foreign autocrats, but where private individuals could not accept gifts through trade, looks like a free society upside down." #Trump #Qatar #BYD https://t.co/Gq7GGBk7qg

"There are also to be apprehended those evils other than material which Protection brings in its train, the loss of purity of politics, the unfair advantage given to those who wield the powers of jobbery and corruption, unjust distribution of wealth, and the growth of ‘sinister

"A beaming Prince Mohammed clasped the US president’s hand, while Trump gripped the heir apparent’s shoulder. 'I like him a lot,' Trump said. 'I like him too much.'” #Trump #BinSalman #love https://t.co/pV0FNAmHqD via @ft

"Trump revelled in the royal pomp and conspicuous wealth, marvelling at the 'perfecto' marble of a palace and camels ridden by members of the royal guard." Where is H.L. Mencken when we need him? #Trump #camels #Qatar Trump’s Gulf tour and flattery https://t.co/pV0FNAmHqD @ft

A must-read. #DueProcess #RuleOfLaw #Humanity --The Trump administration has upended the right to due process—a day in court afforded everyone, including noncitizens, under the Constitution https://t.co/gYOhLDk8Jm via @WSJ

"The free market is the abstract locus within which voluntary organizations operate." #FreeMarket #Firm #RonaldCoase #DiscoCorp https://t.co/ItFwuJ7erd

For more than two decades, #Disco Corp., a Japanese company with $25 billion in annual sales, has been trying to operate as if its 7,000 employees were independent contractors in the open market. #FreeMarket #RonaldCoase #CharlesKoch https://t.co/ItFwuJ7erd

Nationalism is the summum of humanity, isn't it? https://t.co/X2E0HiKSfA

"Who's going to want to commit money to an investment project when the whole environment for investment depends upon the whims of Donald Trump?" #Trump #tariffs https://t.co/aqGXdgNuu5

"Constitutional political economy analyzes the economics of constitutionalism, the rule of law, and the constraints imposed on the state." #ruleoflaw #RepublicanParty #DemocraticParty #Constitution https://t.co/UEAnoloz0p

"The promotion of personal loyalty over principles, the substitution of courtiers for advisers, the attacks on independent judicial institutions and due process, and a shameless disdain for truth have become a continuous spectacle." #GOP #DemocraticParty https://t.co/UEAnoloz0p

But the most important questions remain to be asked... Can you guess? #Biden #Trump #manufacturing #Tariffs https://t.co/YQdFYGXogD

An eight-second Wall Street Journal video clip illustrates the old-time, labor-intensive manufacturing that some, including the two last US presidents, want to bring back to America. #Trump #Biden #manufacturing https://t.co/YQdFYGXogD

If the chief ruler of a country says he owns the store, he is expressing something quite close to #Marxist theory, of which a major pillar is the collective ("social") ownership of the means of production. #Obama #Trump #collectivism https://t.co/eQCOQkcR7e