Bob Murphy

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Mitt Romney, the Guy Republicans Picked to Run Against ObamaCare

For a book I’m doing, I dug up this 2006 WSJ op ed that Mitt Romney wrote, patting himself on the back for providing RomneyCare (not his term of course) to Massachusetts residents. Here’s a great quote: Some of my libertarian friends balk at what looks like an individual mandate. But remember, someone has to […]

More EMH Silliness

I love this stuff. Scott Sumner scoffs at those thinking Robert Shiller contributed anything useful by warning of a stock bubble in 1996 or a real estate bubble in 2003. He quotes from Fama, who at first seems to blow Shiller up with some numbers. But I’m pretty sure I show that Fama’s arguments make […]

Potpourri

==> Fermilab is going to find out if we’re living in a giant hologram. I suspect we are, and that the discussions in the comments of the posts here are some alien’s idea of a sick joke. ==> If you don’t like the USA, then you can just lea–oh. ==> I didn’t even bother reading […]

Lonnie’s Medley

While you clowns were cooking burgers on Sunday I was working–the stage.

When the State Fixes Your Mind

Just some history tidbits on the government helping people get better, that’s all. Sure mistakes were made, but they mean well. Gooo ObamaCare! (Seriously, when you have 15 minutes you need to read about this stuff if you’ve never done so. We get into ice-pick lobotomies and MK-Ultra. Something for everyone. Nudie shots too.)

Scott Sumner Warns Against Heterodox Views, Except His

This post at Mises CA actually turned out better than I had first anticipated. As I thought of more pieces of evidence, the case against Sumner became quite powerful–using the very framework he recommended to his readers. (Incidentally, that’s my point here; I’m not attacking heterodoxy. I recognize that Austrian anarcho-capitalist evengelical Christians are not […]

Potpourri

==> My latest Mises CA post uses Jared Bernstein to confirm that Austrians haven’t been paranoid about the USD losing its reserve currency status. ==> The farewell conference for FEE at its Irvington mansion. ==> Jeremy Mack is a libertarian and evangelical pastor who came to the Night of Clarity. He has a blog that […]

Of COURSE Paul Krugman Is a Fan of General Sherman

And remember, when naming his blog, Krugman chose “Conscience of a Liberal” to stress that his worldview is infused not just with better economics, but with superior morals than his right-wing rivals. Anyway, his latest post says: One hundred fifty years ago today, William Tecumseh Sherman’s corps, which had pulled back from in front of […]