Welcome, Ron!

I've asked Ron Jennings to join me in posting here. Ron is an old friend, and is a good complement to my abstract ramblings, as he is much more likely to spout off about first principles, libertarian philosophy, and concrete policy proposals and legislation. Ron has what we academics might call a "real job" -- something to do with databases and the software that databases need to be useful. In the past couple of years he's had a bit of a political awakening, and has become interested in political economy, in spite of not being paid to think about it.