Archive for October, 2011
Potpourri
Lots of links have been piling up here… * You know how Keynesians liked that one journal article showing that businesses were more worried about bad sales than regulations? Well, when a survey shows the exact opposite, they still take it as further evidence that the demand-side story is right. (Note that I’m not saying […]
Read moreHerman Cain’s Solution to Entitlement Funding…
…is to get more Americans united behind smoking? James Miller in the comments passes along this odd campaign ad. (Believe it or not, there is a modicum of quality control here at Free Advice. I did a google image search of “Mark Block,” and I think this is really Cain’s campaign manager. I.e. this isn’t […]
Read moreJesus Christ: Fair & Balanced
When you read the gospels, one of the things that stands out in the life of Jesus is how much of His time He spent in prayer. This is interesting, because you might at first think that Jesus doesn’t “need” prayer as much as the rest of us do. Indeed, that’s usually the angle that […]
Read moreMore Frank Talk From DeLong on NGDP Targeting
You know, I’ve had my differences with Brad DeLong–and I really can’t stand his habit of editing people’s comments–but he’s actually a straight shooter. Robert Waldmann had asked the entirely reasonable question, “Jan Hatsius (and Brad DeLong) argue that the Fed should declare its intention of buying whatever quantity it takes of long-term Treasuries to […]
Read moreKrugman Is the Herman Cain of Bailouts and the Euro
No, I don’t mean Krugman favors a $999 billion bailout (that’s much too small), I mean that he simultaneously tries to take both sides of a hot-button issue. (Poor John Stossel!) In a snarky post entitled, “A Tale of Two Krugmans,” I alluded to the fact that Krugman thought he blew up the case for […]
Read moreClash of the Titans
I was bracing myself for a rebuttal from Bob Wenzel when I had some harsh words for his take on the consumption tax not affecting consumers at all (save in their role as producers), but not a peep. Then I realized it was because he was engaged in a multi-front war. Wenzel was on the […]
Read moreJon Stewart Prescient on Libya
I didn’t see this when it originally ran. Some great lines, especially the Biden ripping in the beginning: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
Read moreThe Plot Thickens: I May Agree 100% With Rothbard After All
Thanks to Marris, I think this is the passage from MES that made me think I had a disagreement with Rothbard on an income tax’s impact on saving (pp. 917-919 of the Scholar’s Edition): Some economists maintain that income taxation reduces savings and investment in society in yet a third way. They assert that income […]
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