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CNBC Economist Accidentally Endorses Laissez-Faire

At CNBC’s website there is a headline saying, “Is US Economy Flirting With ‘Modern-Day Depression’?” Then the blurb says: A depression occurs “only once it becomes painfully obvious that the markets and economy are failing to respond to repeated bouts of policy stimulus,” one economist said. So the way to be absolutely sure you’ll avoid […]

Jon Stewart Crushes Mitt Romney

I am really going to laugh if the Republicans end up nominating this guy. I can’t wait to hear Sean Hannity explain why RomneyCare in Massachusetts is a bold experiment in federalism, whereas ObamaCare in the USA is crazy socialism. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The […]

Starting From Scratch With the Quasi-Monetarists

Scott Sumner popped in to leave a comment on my earlier post. To refresh your memory, I was complaining that Scott (and his quasi-monetarist peers) is so sure that tight monetary policy is to blame for our economic woes, that he’s neglecting the host of other massive interventions into the market economy that have occurred […]

Michael Savage Agrees With Ron Paul on Awlaki Killing

I am pleasantly surprised by this. Michael Savage is a very interesting character; he’s the only (major) talk show host I can stomach anymore. Not that I agree with him on everything, mind you, but that’s what makes this clip so pleasantly surprising. If you don’t know him, Savage is actually pretty big on the […]

Scott Sumner Caricatures Himself

I’m not sure why I’ve been on the warpath against Scott Sumner lately. Maybe it’s because he was on hiatus for a lot of the summer, so my angst built up. Maybe it’s because I didn’t get accepted into the Chicago doctoral program and he did. Who knows. Anyway, in a recent post Scott continues […]

Reminder: Class on the Best of Rothbard Starts Tomorrow

I am really looking forward to teaching this material. The final third of Man, Economy, and State is jam-packed with great stuff, including the best critiques of Keynesianism (at least the old school variants).

Glenn Greenwald, Radical, Thinks Government Should Explain Why It Killed Somebody

Some people are getting upset that the antiwar crowd is focusing on the citizenship of Anwar Awlaki, so I won’t bring that up. (The reason is that before, during the Bush years, a lot of people shrugged off the trial-less waterboardings and detentions by saying, “They’re not citizens, so the Constitution doesn’t apply.” Whether or […]