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Irony Alert
I was reading my favorite Keynesian’s blog today, and happened to glance at the right side, where it has links to his actual NYT columns. Here were the blurbs for his second- and third-most recent ones: Taxes at the Top By PAUL KRUGMAN As Mitt Romney dances around calls for him to release his tax [...]
Read moreMick and Gene Discuss the Weather
GENE: It’s really nonsensical, all these people talking about the chance that it might rain during the Super Bowl. It can’t possibly rain in February, it’s too cold. It’s true, it might snow, but that’s something else entirely. MICK: I understand why you might think that, but you’re wrong. We can easily imagine atmospheric conditions [...]
Read morePotpourri
* Bob Wenzel has some concerns about gold confiscation, if the feds get serious. In short: It’s hard to hide a bunch of metal, since there are detectors built specifically for that purpose. * Russ Roberts interviews Nassim Taleb. I will always like Taleb, because he answered my emails back in the day and even [...]
Read moreMy Roast of Stefan Molyneux at PorcFest 2011
This happened in June 2011. It’s pretty self-explanatory.
Read moreAnd Good Day to You Too, Sir
Heh. Sam sends this clip along, asking, “Why haven’t I heard of this before?” Indeed. P.S. Don’t tell me this is old news. Of course it is. But I hadn’t heard it, so I’m guessing a lot of you haven’t, either.
Read moreThe Economist Zone
Don’t worry everyone, all that stuff about government debt and future generations is out of my system. After several colleagues have told me repeatedly that I am being obtuse on this, I realize that I’m not cut out for economics and commentary on public policy. Instead, I’ll turn to writing for TV. I have an [...]
Read moreA Burdensome Dialog on Debt
I can’t work until the Iowa results are in. So, consider the following dialog: BOB: (writing checks) Man, this is painful. I have to write two $1,000 debt payments this month. Fortunately, only one is really a burden, since I owe the other one to myself. STEVE: What do you mean? BOB: Well, the one [...]
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