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Krugman on Obama National Security State: “He’s Normal”

For an episode of Contra Krugman I want to remind our listeners of Krugman’s assessment of the Obama presidency in Rolling Stone in late 2014. Here’s the one time I heard Krugman address Obama on foreign policy / civil liberties (he never stops talking about the war crimes of the George W. Bush years), and […]

Potpourri

==> Tom Woods has had a bunch of interesting episodes lately at his podcast. You know, the one that has 50% fewer hosts and is 50% as cool. ==> Second only to his posts that transformed my understanding of government debt burdens, this is my favorite work by Nick Rowe. ==> Cliff Asness is really […]

Go Forth and Multiply, Murphy vs. Cowen Edition

My latest at FEE reacts to Tyler’s discussion of China’s one-child policy.

Go Forth and Multiply Bask

Hey, can someone locate an “authoritative” forecast on per capita global real GDP growth for the long term? I just need a ballpark figure, like, “The IMF / World Bank / Magic 8 Ball says that per capita real GDP will grow an average of 1.5% annually through 2060…” The actual figure is not important, […]

Two New Blog Posts on Economic Freedom

Connected with my book Choice, I will have recurring blog posts at the Independent Institute. Here are the first two: ==> “We Need Free Enterprise in Banking” ==> “Schiller’s Irrational Faith in Government Regulation”

In the Long Run, We’re All Earthlings

In a recent post on the economics of immigration, Nick Rowe engages in the most astonishing example of “use the Cobb-Douglas model to assume away the very problem under discussion and don’t even realize you did it” that I’ve ever seen. Here’s Nick: When economists disagree with public opinion, I normally agree with the economists. […]

Contra Krugman on Despair

A serious subject matter but goofy analysis from Krugman. Plus the bird is the word. (I can hear the bird in the first third of the podcast. Can you?)

A Twist on Genesis

I’m going through Genesis with my Bible study partner, and it occurred to me that the feminist complaint about the temptation in the Garden can be flipped on its head. To refresh your memory: 3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to […]