Archive for April, 2015
Bernanke the Consultant
Reuters explains Ben Bernanke’s new gig: Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is joining bond giant Pimco as a senior adviser, as the firm seeks to bolster its star power following the departure of co-founder Bill Gross. The move may be questioned by some competitors who had criticized the Fed during Bernanke’s reign for being […]
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==> Benjamin Zycher has an interesting reaction to a (pro-)carbon tax event that some of his colleagues at AEI recently hosted. ==> My colleagues at IER put together this interesting post on oil and gas production on federal versus other lands. ==> Phil Magness on the alleged misrepresentation of the “Austrian” School. ==> At Mises […]
Read moreJohnny Cash “When the Man Comes Around”
An interesting take on the book of Revelation (last book in the Bible). What’s funny is most people think “apocalypse = awful” but in the Biblical sense, it eventually ushers in eternal paradise. But it’s definitely hardcore, don’t get me wrong.
Read moreUN Pushes for Global Bureaucracy to Allegedly Fight Climate Change
It’s fashionable among “respectable” libertarians and other small-government types to make fun of their more extreme brethren, especially when it comes to the United Nations. And yet the UN’s “Negotiating Text”–draft language containing options for the delegates who will meet in Paris in December–doesn’t need any wild imagination to appear sinister. We can just quote […]
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==> An article I just saw on Facebook (from last month) talking about a new theory of how life formed on Earth. Naturally everyone in the comments is very civil when discussing the religious implications. ==> I have my first click-baity title for an article at FEE: “The Economics of Karaoke (and Other Necessities).” ==> […]
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==> Blimey Cow on “there should be a law.” ==> A new Fraser Institute collection (edited by Don Boudreaux) on (the decline of) economic freedom and entrepreneurship in the US. ==> I liked this post by Bryan Caplan, on how “econ melts your brain” (and not in a good way–he doesn’t mean, “It’ll blow your […]
Read moreThat’s My King!
The more I study the Bible the more wisdom I discover. History itself revolves around one man.
Read moreMyyy Kind of Town
Sorry for the late notice, but I don’t think I yet posted this? On Friday I will be in Chicago with Nelson Nash for a seminar put on by National Private Client Group. Details here. Karaoke after (of course).
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