iSTEVE GLOSS I
Steve
Sailer asks,
vis-à-vis Tyler Cowen,
Why
is it that smart economists' IQs drop 50 points when they
try to think about immigration?
Isn't
this begging the question? Or two or three? Who says
economists are stupid merely about immigration? Or that IQ
and wisdom are coterminous? Or that Tyler Cowen actually
exists?
It
has long been my
belief that "Tyler
Cowen" is an imaginary being, a
bogeyman made up to frighten children and credulous
adults. Viz, "Ghanian places are never bad, but
this one is better than you think...You can’t go wrong
here, highly recommended, don’t be put off by the total
lack of enthusiasm among the staff." Yeah, I got your
"enthusiasm" right here, pal.
'Tyler Cowen': No, seriously
WHY
FEBRUARY IS AMBLER PRESERVATION MONTH
To My Readers:
One can't be certain, but it would appear
that about a thousand people
make a habit of this site at least once a week. I know
that you are all clear of eye, handsome or pretty as the
case may be, smart as a whip, unusually well informed,
independent of judgement and judicious to a fault. It is my
hope that a fair number of you are uncommonly munificent
as well.
I won't pretend that maintaining The
Ambler imposes onerous material costs. I pay $10 a
year to maintain the address and $10 a month for space on
a shared server. The substantial costs are immaterial: time
and discernment.
As commonly observed, there are two kinds
of "bloggers": linkers and thinkers. It would be
easy enough to attach myself to the Instapundit food chain
(or reasonable facsimile), link daily to a dozen
oversubscribed topics and conclude each entry with a pithy
summation, such as "Read on," "Enjoy!"
or "Heh." Or I could place my brain, one other
vital organ and that immaterial entity called my soul in
trust and join the Snogging
Tories. But I choose
neither to bore you nor insult your intelligence.
What I should choose is to make
The Ambler my primary activity. In other
words, more and better posting.
I should also like to to add podcasts, syndication,
trackbacking and make the long-delayed migration from
FrontPage. These, however, are in the category of wants.
My category of needs consists of four
walls, a roof, electricity, cable and an adequate daily
caloric intake.
And so I come to you again begging bowl in
hand. If you enjoy my work
and would like to see more of it presented in a more
pleasing fashion, please direct your attention to the PayPal
donation button at the top left. If you don't use
Internet Explorer, my
PayPal address is the same as the mail link
at the bottom of this post. If you are wary of
Intranode transactions or would prefer to send a cheque,
drop me a line, and you'll receive my "snailmail"
address.
I'm not looking to get rich or die tryin'.
Or attain an Olympian preeminence. My modest dream is to
continue to do something I think I'm good at and that I
know pleases a select few. To this end, I
need your assistance and would be honoured to
receive it.
I remain, your devoted irritant,
Kevin
Michael Grace, 8.00 pm, 3 February 2006►
