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==> Gene Epstein liked the most recent Contra Krugman, but pointed out that I missed this even more ironic–vis-a-vis his current stance–Krugman column (detailing the flaws of French regulations on labor) from 1997. An excerpt: To an Anglo-Saxon economist, France’s current problems do not seem particularly mysterious. Jobs in France are like apartments in New […]

Contra Krugman Episode 86: Let’s Talk France

Yet another good episode. An outline: 9:10 I point out that Adolph Hitler is considered a right-winger, even though Nazi stands for “National Socialist.” 10:50 I exhibit my command of the French tongue. 11:25 I point out how slippery Krugman is with his French economic data. (I also give tutorial to Tom on how to […]

The Love of the Father and the Son

This post will probably only matter to Christians, just to warn you… I am relaying a train of thought that occurred to me a few days which you may find of interest. I could imagine letting someone attack me even when I’m completely not at fault. For example, suppose I’m walking down the street at […]

Where Monetarism Goes Wrong

Jeff Deist had me on “Mises Weekends” to talk about Vienna vs. Chicago. Speaking of which, we’ll be in Chicago next week, and then Seattle.

A Young Jon Stewart Interviews George Carlin

It was Friday night and I was procrastinating, so I stumbled across this interview. It was pretty touching; you see Carlin’s vulnerability (and also Jon Stewart himself was still trying to prove how cool he was with that get-up).

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==> In Part 1 of our interview with Nelson Nash, Carlos and I focus on faith, family, and forestry. But Nelson also talks about his relationship with Leonard Read, so check it out. ==> Joe Salerno explains that a new econometric paper criticizes Friedman and Schwartz’s famous studies. I haven’t studied the original paper, I’m […]

Contra Krugman Episode 85

This was a fun one. Krugman returns to his familiar theme of claiming that right-wing Republicans never admit when they’re wrong, a habit that apparently eludes left-wing progressives. Some highlights: 8:00 I point out that it’s odd that people are (a) flipping out about how horrible Trump is, including threatening the planet and (b) saying […]

Another Slight Correction to a Boudreaux Anti-Tariff Argument

In my never-ending quest to get everything perfect, I once again must quibble with one of Don Boudreaux’s free trade (or anti-tariff) arguments. Now for context, Don publishes three of these a day, so the fact that I object once a month means I endorse just about everything the guy writes… Anyway, here’s Don’s piece […]