individualism for the masses

BK Marcus is an amateur political economist with no formal education in the subject.

He works from Charlottesville, Virginia, as an editorial consultant for the Ludwig von Mises Institute.

He is no longer a house husband, nor a faculty spouse, but he is still a dilettante, and a layabout, at least in spirit.

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"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance."

Murray Rothbard

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July 23, 2008

rose madder

January 14th, 2008 by bkmarcus
For the first time in my life tonight I thought I'd look at some of Titian's work.

(I mention him briefly in "the penultimate supper" so I thought I should probably have a look.)

Suddenly, from almost 30 years ago, a limerick my father taught me comes flooding back:

While Titian was mixing rose madder
His model reclined on a ladder.
Her position, to Titian, Suggested coition
So he climbed up the ladder and had 'er.

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