Archive - Pareto Optimal

You're Probably Wrong On 100% Stocks

ignore the clickbait Gaussian distribution meme; also, volatility is not a coherent measure of risk

Aug 1, 2024 •

February 2024

A Proposal For Democracy: Cardinal Voting

linear or quadratic?

Feb 14, 2024 •

January 2024

Notes on Ethics

understanding should evolve

Jan 31, 2024 •

No, The Optimal Corporate Income Tax Isn't (Necessarily) Zero

It’s a relatively common sentiment among the economically literate to advocate for the complete abolition of corporate income taxes. I sympathize with…

Jan 10, 2024 •

Kant or shouldn't?

Jan 3, 2024 •

November 2023

The Case Against Utilitarianism

maximizing utility and minimizing morality

Nov 22, 2023 •

Nine Virtues For Life

Almost everyone seeks deontology, consequentialism, or some other ethical system to find their moral footing.

Nov 7, 2023 •

September 2023

A New Bayesian Decision Theory

One algorithm for strategic dominance, one algorithm for utility maximization

Sep 19, 2023 •

Decision Theory: A (Normative) Introduction

Sep 5, 2023 •

July 2023

Greed and Benevolence

Exploring the differences between Lee Kuan Yew and Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

Jul 4, 2023 •

May 2023

Against Individual Utilitarian Calculation

Rationalizing the irrational

May 16, 2023 •

Equality, State, and Utopia

Notes on Rawlsianism

May 2, 2023 •

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