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Ademo Freeman and Fear, the State’s Primary Weapon

Since his conviction on August 13, I have been meaning to publicize the case of Adam Meuller, aka Ademo Freeman. He is the founder of CopBlock.org, a site dedicated to the peaceful yet persistent pursuit of police perfidy. The folks at CopBlock do things like post videos of cops beating the heck out of people, […]

David R. Henderson, Manipulator of Crowds

David posted the below video of his talk at Middle Tennessee State University, on how economists helped end the draft. I haven’t watched this particular talk, but I’ve seen/read David on this topic before, and it’s really good stuff to help all of us think that maybe we can make a difference. However, the real […]

This Time Will Be Different

“One good question some of my readers have been asking is how the Fed’s new policy might actually boost the economy — that is, how could changes in expectations turn into a real increase in demand? … [W]e actually can hope that the Fed’s new policy will boost housing as well as operating through other […]

Brief Post on Free Will and God’s Sovereignty

I keep putting off this post until I “have enough time to do it justice,” but that apparently will never happen. I have written about this before, but there are a lot of newcomers, and also when it comes to economics posts, I’m certainly not afraid to repeat myself… The view of God as portrayed […]

I’m Being Serious: Why Was It Scott Sumner Day?

I’m not going to put in my trademark snarky comments in this post, because I’m being quite serious: I am reading some commentary, preparing to write an article on Monday talking about the Fed’s announcement. I had planned on launching a full-scale critique of Scott Sumner, who is being credited with inspiring this new move […]

Would You Rather…

(A) …take Liam Neeson’s daughter against her will, or (B) …repeatedly assert to Steve Landsburg that the natural numbers are consistent?

Remarks From Economics Bloggers That I Find Hilarious

==> “The day Garett [Jones] first visited GMU, I went home to my wife and told her, ‘I just met my new best friend.’” — Bryan Caplan ==> “[I]t’s Scott Sumner Day.” — Tyler Cowen ==> “Fed lowers its 2014 unemployment estimates by 0.3% or 0.4%.” — Scott Sumner, explaining why the Efficient Market Hypothesis […]

An Open Blog Post to Garett Jones

Hi Dr. Jones, I look forward to your posts on EconLog. I see right out of the chute you’re having a tussle with Scott Sumner. I’ve been watching him for years, in much the same way that the FBI tracks Sicilians. Let me give you a tip regarding your recent exchange. You wrote at EconLog: […]