Monthly Archives: August 2005
“Unschool Your Child” and give them an edge over Government Schooled children
“Unschool Your Child” and give them an edge over Government Schooled children
DC Downsizer Philosophy: Compassion is a great thing, and Big Government knows nothing about it
DC Downsizer Philosophy: Compassion is a great thing, and Big Government knows nothing about it
Human Innovation: Life gets a little less crusty
Day-by-day, bit-by-bit, our wants and desires are met. Behold, the Department of Bread brings forth . . .:::
Government failure: $1 billion expenditure fails to keep foam attached
I believe space exploration and colonization is vital to human progress. But do we really need NASA to accomplish it?
Question: Is human progress possible without federal funding?
The Downsize DC Foundation exists to show the difference between the innovation fostered in the voluntary sector, and the stagnation and harm done by the coercive government sector. We seek to bring a little balance to a world in which news reporting reduces everything to a question of politics and government, when in reality most human progress is created by neither. Most human progress comes from individuals and voluntary institutions. But are the advances we highlight here really the result of the voluntary sector only?:::
More-with-less innovation: Higher productivity with less management
More-with-less innovation: Higher productivity with less management
Quality of Life: Individualized drugs and gender-specific pain treatment
Quality of Life: Individualized drugs and gender-specific pain treatment
Environment: Should we prioritize to make things better faster?
An interesting debate between Carl Pope and Bjorn Lomborg . . .
Human Innovation: Stem-cell repair of spinal cord damage
Scientists have had a partial success treating damaged spinal cords with stem-cells, causing paralyzed mice to regain some limb movement. Details here. Future breakthroughs in this area could save as much as $4 billion in health care costs, while restoring life and hope to millions.