Tag Archives: Immigration

Cher Channels Ambrose Bierce

Posted on April 15, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

Cher, a pop singer who I loved for her 1990s music video featuring the animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head, has a new talent. Her April 14th statement channels the spirit of the 19th-century American writer Ambrose Bierce. His book The … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Political Science, Psychology, Society | Tagged Beavis and Butt-Head, Cher, Hypocrisy, Illegal migrants, Immigration, Immigration policy, NIMBY, Open borders | Leave a comment

It’s What You Don’t See That Misleads You

Posted on November 15, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

Often, it’s not what you see that misleads you. It’s what you don’t see. In economics, it’s called “the broken window fallacy.” Broken windows create jobs for people who replace windows. Therefore, the fallacy concludes that broken windows are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Society | Tagged Apple workers, Bastiat, Broken Window fallacy, Evolutionary Legacy, Immigration, Offshoring, Seen versus unseen | 2 Comments

Immigration and the Image of God

Posted on February 28, 2017 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jewish Journal: Surprisingly – or maybe not – many of our current debates were foreshadowed by ancient rabbinical disputes. One such foreshadowed debate was our national conundrum about immigration, legal and otherwise. In his … Continue reading →