Archive - Doc Hammer's Anvil

Is the Welfare State Generous?

Editor’s note: It’s been a very busy few months for me, resulting in a very quiet few months here.

Jun 26 •

May 2024

Smith Explains The Reticence Over COVID Reckoning

Editor’s Note: I am not dead! In fact there’s been a lot of life things the past few months, so much so that I feel roughly dead by the time I get the…

May 22 •

March 2024

On Naïve Realism and a Conflict of Visions

Building on Kling's point, via an extended comment

Mar 22 •

The Problem to Deal With

Society Edition

Mar 13 •

January 2024

From Propriety to Extremism

Mental illness isn't necessary, but it's helped

Jan 29 •

Smithing, Adequately and Poorly

Sometimes things just don't go well

Jan 23 •

Buckley and Friedman: 1968

Historical linguistic interest ahoy!

Jan 13 •

December 2023

No, Virginia, The State Does Not Create Surplus

With a small caveat

Dec 12, 2023 •

October 2023

Oligarchical Tendencies

Otherwise known as 'government'

Oct 17, 2023 •

Blackslog: I Do Sometimes Still Make Things

Not just spreadsheets...

Oct 6, 2023 •

Regarding Rarely Certain on Capitalist Wokism

Because you can't comment unless you pay

Oct 6, 2023 •

A Fist Full of Stuff

Some random things, mostly book and movie recommendations

Oct 3, 2023 •

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