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Sumner vs. Kling: Don’t Get Hit By Those Goalposts

This is quite strange. It shows the versatility of economists and how they can always make it sound like they’re winning the argument, no matter what happens. Earlier this month, Arnold Kling wrote: Wisdom from Erik Hurst Posted on September 2, 2016 He says, The facts are real wages moved very strongly with employment across […]

Brad Birzer Talks to Tom Woods About Mythology, Christianity, and Liberty

Sure I’ll go ahead and post this on a Sunday. Listen to two Catholics talk about Thor. (Joking aside, this is really good stuff.)

Risen

I worry that this trailer gives away too much, but probably on balance it will goad more of you into watching the movie. This is a surprisingly good movie. It was not the cheesy, preachy kind of “Christian” film. It had good acting (especially the lead role) and did a good job of making the […]

Three Oldies But Goodies on Utility Theory

Ah, my previous post on Mises vs. David Friedman has sparked controversy over cardinal vs. ordinal utility. Here are three things I wrote on this general topic: one, two, three. However, I should admit that at some point, I am pretty sure I made a major concession to David Friedman (we were going back and […]

Contra Krugman Episode 50 — What’s Causing Maternal Deaths in Texas?

There has been a spike in maternal deaths in Texas. The authors of the study documenting this disturbing fact don’t know the cause, but Paul Krugman is pretty sure it’s misogynist (and racist) Republicans. Tom and I investigate.

Krugman’s ObamaCare Predictions Spiraling to Their Death

I know this is par for the course, but when I put all of these things together, the result impressed even me. Just look at how cagey Dr. Krugman has been on the issue of “death spirals.”

Potpourri

==> This was a good Tom Woods show, where Michael Malice gives a great analysis of how the PC warriors think. What may have seemed incomprehensible to you before, will at least seem more understandable. As an added bonus, your sensitivity training comes from a man you may have thought was very rude. ==> A […]

Did Hayek Favor Targeting NGDP?

I think I may have blogged about this before, but hey, if I can’t quite remember, maybe you guys can’t either. (Plus, there could be new readers.) Sometimes I see people claiming that Hayek supported NGDP targeting, or perhaps that Hayek’s preferred monetary regime would mimic NGDP targeting. I am by no means a Hayek […]