Another Thanksgiving lesson to remember:
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax By Richard J. Maybury "In the early years, the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony adopted a 17th-century form of socialism and nearly starved to death. They had little to be thankful for until they gave up on dreams of utopia and turned to markets instead."
The pilgrims of Plymouth Colony was actually talked about in the previous episode of the Tuttle Twins. Season 2 episode 9, Wrestling with Socialism.
By the way, get your kids started on the Tuttle Twins if you haven't already. That show is just great.
Cannot recommend this show enough
I've seen a couple of clips, but it hadn't occurred to me that our daughter is ready for it. However, she probably would enjoy it just as much as Paw Patrol or whatever else she watches.
A family I know introduced their kids to it bc they thought it was a fascinating show. Now the parents can't get them to stop talking about it
The irony is that I've been recommending Tuttle Twins to other parents for a long time.
Hehe, it's never too early to brainwash your child with the propaganda of your own choosing. My 5 year old seems to enjoy it when he watches along with his older brother and sister, although I don't think he understands the topics being talked about. Just getting him familiar with the show and to like the characters, in hopes that he will revisit the show when he's older. It can just be an additional show on top of Paw Patrol and Octonauts.
We're fans of Octonauts over here, despite the eco-propoganda.
And the lesson more generally:
By Per Bylund How Government Meddling Makes Us Poorer "Regulations imposed on production or consumption place the economy on a lower value-creative trajectory and therefore a lower standard of living."
There's a piece of this where PB is talking about monopoly, and the prospects of giant firms hoovering up small competitors to keep their advantage:
Is this a canonical Austrian position against patents in particular and intellectual property in general?
I hesitate to say it's the canonical position, because neither Mises nor Rothbard held it. It is pretty widely held now, though.
The important voice on this is Stephen Kinsella, who's given tons of talks about IP in addition to writing Against Intellectual Property.