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More On God and Self-Ownership

Stephan Kinsella brought this article by Skyler Collins to my attention. Since we have been discussing the intersection of Christianity and libertarianism lately, I thought it would be a good thing to analyze. I think Collins’ piece is mostly correct insofar as it goes, but I also think he hasn’t proved as much as he […]

Joe Romm Cuts Through the Lies of ClimateGate

The most entertaining part of ClimateGate has been to watch the folks at RealClimate and ClimateProgress spin this as a huge disinformation campaign by the “deniers.” The best one I’ve seen so far is (not surprisingly) Joe Romm, who writes: Michael Mann, one of the country’s leading climatologists, has coauthored a major new review and […]

All ClimateGate, All the Time

* Here is George Monbiot’s yes-it’s-embarrassing-but-the-deniers-are-still-idiots op ed. (BTW if you don’t know Monbiot, he is a leftist with a purple heart. Seriously, he has street cred. The most I ever did was write internet articles critical of Dick Cheney.) * That HARRY_READ_ME file is actually more damning than the excerpts I previously linked to. […]

"By Our Powers Combined…"

Newcomers to Austrian economics often ask me about the Great Schism. Here’s the short version: Almost a century ago, a dark wizard swept through the economics profession, mesmerizing almost all who came within earshot of his siren song. He and his apprentices–most notably Darth Samuelson–hunted down and exterminated almost all of the practitioners of the […]

The Core of What Economics Teaches

Tom Woods alerted me to this. I am embedding it below to get you hooked, but if and when you decide, “Dangit I have to listen to the whole half hour!” then you should click on it and watch it in High Quality widescreen. This is a very different speech from the kind I normally […]

Must…Stop…Reading…Blogs…on…ClimateGate

OK I really need to get back to my paying jobs… But here are two more ClimateGate posts to throw into the mix. (Both links come from ClimateDepot, which admittedly is the Drudge Report of global warming skepticism.) * First you’ve got this minor IPCC contributing author arguing that big guns Michael Mann, Phil Jones, […]

Talk About Making Your Boss Look Good!

Former Bush spokesperson Dana Perino may have exaggerated a bit when discussing the administration’s success in keeping America safe from terrorism (HT2 Media Matters):

Hamilton vs. Krugman

It’s Econbrowser in a cage match with Conscience of a Liberal. I don’t have the energy to referee this one. The topic is whether we should be worried about the government’s fiscal situation. Noteworthy is that Hamilton alludes to Krugman’s 2003 worries about the deficit, and Krugman responds.* * And no, the response wasn’t, “I […]