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FedEx Graphics Team Deserves a Raise

This is pretty sweet. Did you know that there is an arrow buried in the FedEx logo? Once you spot it, it is incredibly obvious, but I had never noticed it before. And why do movie previews give me a sudden urge to buy Coca Cola products? (Incidentally, the factoid comes from this presentation on […]

Glenn Beck Makes a Good Point

Glenn Beck was arguing with a caller today about whether the Big Three should get a bailout. He asked the caller if he believed in capitalism, and the guy said, “Yes but…” and Glenn said something like, “No, there is no but. Character only matters when your back is against the wall. It’s easy for […]

Tutte le balle sul capitalismo ready for Christmas!

Regnery mailed me two copies of the Best Economics Book ever, in Italian. It even has a Presentazione all’edizione italiana di Robert P. Murphy. (The “Are you a capitalist pig?” quiz is referred to as Test in the Table of Contents.) I had totally forgotten about this, but once I saw it I remembered writing […]

Illinois Governor Arrested for Trying to Sell Obama’s Vacant Seat

This story is incredible. (It seems EPJ has more details than the CNBC story.) This episode reminds us all that the feds run the show. You have to suspect that if they decide to wiretap a governor, they will eventually accumulate some really damning phone calls. (Even if not criminal, certainly politically embarrassing.) In any […]

Krugman Talks Sense (though ungrammatically)

I can’t believe it; Krugman is against a bailout for the Big Three and says such a transfer would merely be a short-term solution reflecting a lack of willingness to accept the failure of a large industry. (HT2 Pepe) But look at this: Nobel economics prize winner Paul Krugman said Sunday that the beleaguered U.S. […]

I Provoke a Response in Forbes on Green Recovery

Google Alerts just, well, alerted me to this Forbes’ piece that ran on December 2. The authors are responding to my op ed on “Green Recovery.” Here’s a good excerpt of their counterattack: Unfortunately, the emphasis of Murphy’s article was on the “illusionary” nature of a “green recovery.” The fact is, the economic and environmental […]

David Henderson Provides Some Perspective on Job Losses

Duh, I can’t believe I didn’t think of this. Talk about confirmation bias (since I have been so gloomy): On CNBC this morning, the talking heads pitched the new job loss figures in the most negative way. They focused on the fact that the 533,000 jobs lost (according to payroll data) were the highest in […]

Murphy on Pete Kaliner Radio Show, Talking PIG to Capitalism

This interview (mp3) actually aired the Sunday before Thanksgiving, but what with my traveling I forgot to post it… Great for postponing whatever project you are supposed to be working on today.