The World’s Easiest Economics Quiz

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Free Talk Live,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“The World’s Easiest Economics Quiz:
The government _____________ corporations.
a. charters
b. grants personhood to
c. mandates sales for
d. creates price floors for
e. regulates industries to eliminate competition for
f. allows former employees to regulate their own
g. responds to lobbying by
h. bails out
i. subsidizes
j. is comprised of politicians whose campaigns are financed by
k. all of the above
2. Therefore, corporations are best policed by _____________.
a. the government
b. none of the above”

My Commentary: Do you even critically think, bro? 😉

Contemplating a Scene from Wizard of Oz

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of family, after I shared artwork from here

Rayn: Ha ha!

"Says only bad witches are ugly Asks Dorothy if she's a bad witch"

“Says only bad witches are ugly
Asks Dorothy if she’s a bad witch”

Sara: lol I’ve seen this a few times. It’s hilarious how we never thought of that out of the many times we’ve seen it.

Rayn: Word!

Discussing the Right Questions Regarding War

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Rayn: If WAR is the answer, then you’re asking THE WRONG QUESTION!!!

“War is not the answer”

“War is not the answer”

Brian J.: What’s the question?

Rayn: The best question: “What was first – Al Qaeda, or US Foreign Policy?”

"Question 1: What was first - the egg or the hen? Question 2: What was first - Al Qaeda or US foreign policy?"

“Question 1: What was first – the egg or the hen? Question 2: What was first – Al Qaeda or US foreign policy?”

A good question: “What is ‘Blowback’?”

Terror ‘Blowback’ Burns CIA:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/terror-blowback-burns-cia-1182087.html
(note that it’s a Nov. 1998 article, so it’s pre-9/11 war politic!)

If WAR is the Answer, You’re Asking THE WRONG QUESTION!!!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “American Peace Cooperative,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"War is not the answer"

“War is not the answer”

My Commentary: If WAR is the answer, then you’re asking THE WRONG QUESTION!!!

Tyranny Hates Inquiry!

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “The Why? Movement,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"A friendly reminder from the Y? Movement: Question Yourself, Question Society, Question Authority. Why? Because, Tyranny Hates Inquiry"

“A friendly reminder from the Y? Movement: Question Yourself, Question Society, Question Authority. Why? Because, Tyranny Hates Inquiry”

My Commentary: Question everything, because “tyranny hates inquiry”! Critical thinking is the original system of “checks and balances”!