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The Nobel Laureates

For those of you who are pure econ geeks, here are some links: ==> As usual, check out Tyler Cowen, on Paul Romer (make sure you read the thing about Romer saying World Bank reports couldn’t use “and” more than 2.6% of the words) and William Nordhaus. ==> Also as usual, the person whose take is […]

Nordhaus vs. IPCC

I’m going to write more on this in the coming weeks, but for now, let me point you to my reaction at IER to William Nordhaus winning the Nobel, on the same day the IPCC’s latest came out. An excerpt: Now, any normal citizen reading the above two samples from our major media—who ostensibly are all […]

A Difference in Worldviews

At church today that pastor was introducing our series on the Book of Revelation. I was talking with my son afterwards, and I mentioned that–among other things–it dealt with “the end of the world,” quite literally. It details the Apocalypse. That explains why so many movies are based on it: the end of the world […]

Can You Outsmart Steve Landsburg?

Steve’s got a new book! I haven’t read the finished product, but I saw an early draft of the manuscript and this looks fun. If you like his blog you will love this book.

Murphy vs. the Market Monetarists

It is a dirty rotten lie when people say I just go after Krugman. In my latest for Mises.org, I have a long critique of Scott Sumner and Kevin Erdmann’s narrative of the housing boom/bust. An excerpt: On the face of it, Erdmann is trying to demonstrate that if we use an objective measure, then […]

Keeping Up With the Murphys

I am not sure how backlogged I am, so I’ll err on the side of posting some repeats: ==> Contra Krugman episodes 155, 156, 157, and 158. ==> Lara-Murphy Show episode 63 (“Why Learn Austrian Economics?”). ==> And my latest at mises.org: A collection of Krugman Kontradictions! Fun for the whole family.

Deep Thoughts on Hoax Publications

Please do not misinterpret this blog post. I totally get THAT the revelations about a round of hoax publications are hilarious and serve to discredit the journals/disciplines involved. But I want to think more about WHY they have this effect. The quickest way to get my perspective across is to use a thought experiment. Consider […]

Last One I Promise: Krugman on DeLong on Murphy on Potential GDP

I’m just trying to get my ducks in a row here “among friends” before I go out into the cruel world. I think I have a very strong case so I don’t want to commit an unforced error. A few of you who have no axe to grind (such as Capt. Parker, who is outranked […]