Had loads of trouble getting on, for some reason. Finally, after months of trying gave up. Haven't posted here since May. Pretty lame, but...

But now: new computer, no problems and no worries.

So--a link to a piece I enjoyed writing, on EconLib

The part that matters:

Do people do things for us because those people are good, because they love us? Sometimes they do. Your family loves you, and your friends would sacrifice things for you. But for most of us, family and friends is a pretty small group. We can't rely on just those few people for all the things we need in the world. Something other than love, and altruism, has to organize all the thousands of activities and choices we all depend on every day.

ATSRTWT...