Goodhart's Law

Goodhart's Law
Created: 1975.
Named after: Charles Goodhart, Bank of England Advisor and London School of Economics' Professor Emeritus.
The Law: "Once a social or economic measure is turned into a target for policy, it will lose any information content that had qualified it to play such a role in the first place."
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The Nolan Chart

The Nolan Chart
Created: 1971.
Named after: David Nolan, founder of the Libertarian party
The Law: "The graph has two axes: one labeled economic freedom and the other called personal freedom. Under Mr. Nolan’s scheme, Libertarians dwell in the corner of the graph where both kinds of freedom are greatest. His hope was to persuade people to think of politics as a debate between libertarian and authoritarian positions rather than as one between the traditional left and right."
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The Salem Hypothesis

The Salem Hypothesis
Created: Unknown.
Named after: Bruce Salem.
The Hypothesis: "A description of an observed correlation between scientists who profess a belief in creation and the engineering disciplines."
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Godwin's Law

Godwin's Law
Created: 1989.
Named after: Mike Godwin, lawyer.
The Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
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Joseph's Law

Joseph's Law
Created: 2009.
Named after: Peter Joseph.
The Law: That everyone deserves a law named after them.