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So, you object to Epstein because he makes you feel bad. You've name-called, but provided not a single objection to a claim he has made.

FDR was among the worst presidencies for the US, and most economists would agree.

Why is being objective a bad thing? The only alternative is subjectivity, which is pointless.

I haven't read anything by Ayn, but someday when I have way more time than I know what to do with, I'll check it out. Did Alex talk a lot about her?

I expect reasonable responses to reasonable discussion, not reactionary diatribe. There's plenty to take exception to with Alex's outlook on oil. For starters, he doesn't give proper acknowledgement of the negative externalities of burning it, nor does he address the fact that it's a dwindling resource. The reason he's controversial is because it's politically incorrect to mention anything good about burning fossil fuels.

Every single action carries with it opportunity cost and unintended consequences. To view anything as entirely good, or entirely bad is shortsighted.