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Why Are We So Sure CRU Was Hacked?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the main reason we are “sure” that the CRU emails and code were hacked that…the CRU people told us that’s what happened? (Well that, and the fact that everyone for two weeks has been referring to them as “hacked” and/or “stolen” emails?) Check out this news story in […]

Climategate Potpourri

* Lew Rockwell on how the Left was diverted from its noble mission of opposing wars and protecting civil liberties. (Rockwell also passes on this story: US creationists defend the Climategate scientists!) * Clive Crook has a similar take to mine. * Because of Crook, Megan McArdle also starts to thinking that maybe there is […]

This Sounded Funny to Me

“But first, a word about policy. There is absolutely no reason that I can come up with not to try an expansionary monetary policy now. If my views of money are correct, that policy will not work, but neither will it cause any harm.” — Arnold Kling, December 6, 2009.

Thoughts on Libertarians and Immigration

Thoughts on Libertarians and ImmigrationBy Robert P. Murphy Immigration is one of the most hotly contested areas in libertarian theory and politics. In a short article like this I couldn’t hope to address all of the different arguments. For a start in that direction, I point the reader to Anthony Gregory and Walter Block’s Journal […]

Wise as a Serpent

Jesus was the whole package, as they say, and this means that sometimes people latch on to only one or a few of his traits. For example, some people (especially well-meaning non-believers who are trying to be cordial) have this idea that Jesus was a really sweet guy, and it was too bad that those […]

The SEC Is On Me Now…

…because Scott Sumner blew my scheme wide open. In the comments to this post someone asked Scott: How do you square TIPS with Gold? Does gold have better marketing, or are the TIPS measure of CPI skewed, and large number of market players think Gold is a better predictor of inflation? Maybe gold is a […]

Jon Stewart on the Afghan Surge

Jon Stewart is awesome. He was good on Climategate, but I think this one is more important and funnier to boot (HT2LRC): The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c 30,000 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Make sure you watch the movie clips at the end.

Potpourri

* Bob Roddis takes us back to a more pleasant time, before Rothbard started dating Yoko Ono. * When Edward Gonzalez (occasional guest writer here at Free Advice) said that he didn’t consider himself an anarchist, he wasn’t kidding! * An intrepid critic tries to blow up my Climategate post with a medical analogy. Doesn’t […]