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NDPC Free Market Forum Video Now Up

The video for three of the talks at the North Dakota Policy Council’s “Free Market Forum” is now posted. On the right side of the viewer, you can choose which talk to watch. Tom Woods is first, then me, then Michael LaFaive (from the Mackinac Center). At least on my laptop, when I click on […]

Potpourri

Bloomberg (HT2LRC) reports that Marc Faber is predicting Zimbabwe for the US economy: The U.S. economy will enter “hyperinflation” approaching the levels in Zimbabwe because the Federal Reserve will be reluctant to raise interest rates, investor Marc Faber said. Prices may increase at rates “close to” Zimbabwe’s gains, Faber said in an interview with Bloomberg […]

Just-So Darwinism

[UPDATE below.] I am not claiming in this brief post that “evolution is bunk” or that the Genesis account is the literal history of the six days of creation. What I am saying is that you will never find such open-ended, anything-goes theorizing in any scientific field other than evolutionary biology. Consider this article (HT2LRC) […]

Potpourri

* Jérémie Rostan alerts us to this WSJ article discussing German Chancellor Merkel’s awesomeness: “I view with great skepticism the powers of the Fed, for example, and also how, within Europe, the Bank of England has carved out its own small line,” Ms. Merkel said in a speech in Berlin. “We must return together to […]

A Slight Twist on Yglesias’ Defense of Massive Deficits

Bob Roddis tipped me off to this Yglesias post defending the massive spending contained in the Obama forecast: [B]y definition some level of deficits has to be “the biggest deficit since World War II.” What we have right now is the most [severe] global downturn since World War II. That seems to me like a […]

Skit Contest at EPJ

Over at EPJ, Wenzel had one of his better moments of inspiration and noted that the names (Mr. Liesman, Mr. Bull, and Mr. Dollar) of three people related to Fed/Treasury intrigue recently, would lend itself to a great Abbott & Costello spoof. I got the ball rolling in the comments: Geithner: I leaked the story […]

Tom Woods Says, "Buy Bob’s Book!"

I think this is the best speech Tom has ever given. (For newcomers, the book link is on the left side of the screen if you’re curious.)

The Policeman Is Not Your Friend, Part 349

Start watching this video, get a feel for how dangerously the guy is driving if you want, and then fast forward to 5:15 and watch from that point on. Now yes, it’s true that the guy shouldn’t have led police on a chase, and then started running. But I think we can agree that the […]