19 Apr 2014

Murphy and Hurtt Do Lonnie’s

karaoke 3 Comments

19 Apr 2014

WordPress Bask

All Posts 10 Comments

(For newcomers, “bask” = “blog ask” because free bloggers don’t beg!)

I’m not sure when it happened–it may have been when my web guy updated to a newer version of WordPress–but if you try to use the Category pull-down menu (off to the left) you’ll see that it doesn’t work. It used to take you to an archive of all the posts with that particular Category label, but now it just takes you to a single post with that label.

My web guy is not sure what caused this. Does anyone else have any clues before I turn him loose and engage the labor theory of value?

19 Apr 2014

Judge Napolitano on Bundy Ranch Standoff

Bundy Ranch, Judge Napolitano 85 Comments

For those who think Andrew Napolitano is some lightweight celebrity pundit, you are totally wrong. I listened to him lecture on Constitutional law when he was down at Mises University last summer, just because I figured, “Well I really ought to say that I saw him teach.” I went in the back, thinking I would read some other stuff so that I wasn’t “wasting” an hour.

HOLY COW. He is literally one of the best lecturers I have ever seen in person. I was absolutely spellbound.

Anyway, you can see that he gives a very nuanced explanation of the legal environment on the Bundy situation:

18 Apr 2014

My Interview With Liberty.me

Shameless Self-Promotion 7 Comments

They describe me in the comments as “possibly the best karaoke singer/comedian/economist in the world.” If they added, “from upstate New York” I would be a shoo-in.

18 Apr 2014

Welcome to the Infinite Banking Institute YouTube Channel

Infinite Banking Concept, Shameless Self-Promotion 3 Comments

Many of you may know that my work with Carlos Lara (see our book) has led to a formal collaboration with Nelson Nash and David Stearns to educate the public on the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC). For a quick autobiographical introduction to the topic, see my essay here.

We’ve formed a YouTube channel for the Infinite Banking Institute. The first two videos are now up:

For more information on IBC, see their main website.

To find an Authorized IBC Practitioner in your area, check out the Finder.

18 Apr 2014

Two Married Men Narrowly Avoid Almost Certain Destruction

Humor 7 Comments

These guys need to be applauded for their wisdom and prudence. The military man eventually gets cocky and engages; the civilian man knows that this is a war in which no one wins.

17 Apr 2014

Most Alarming Footage of Bundy Standoff I’ve Seen to Date

Bundy Ranch 90 Comments

There was really almost a shoot-out a few days ago. I’m not saying that to whoop up emotions, I’m just making sure everybody realizes how much this escalated.

17 Apr 2014

New Posts on ObamaCare and Immigration

Gene Callahan, Health Legislation, Immigration, Krugman, Shameless Self-Promotion 64 Comments

At Mises Canada I have two new posts:

==> This one is fun. I just walk through a NYT article on New York state’s experience with ObamaCare to show how it is screwing certain people. Oh yeah, the article was singled out by Paul Krugman to show how great ObamaCare is.

==> In this one I take on Mean Gene Callahan on immigration. You will need to follow the link if you want to see the meat of it, but let me quote a tangential issue that I think people often miss in these debates:

No individual has the power to actually form current government policy. It is not a “cop out” for me to say that the best thing would be to privatize land, get rid of the welfare state and government schools, etc. etc., in which case “unrestricted immigration” by the federal government would be A-OK. Regardless of what I say on immigration policy, the government is going to do whatever it’s going to do. Once we realize that the purpose of our pontificating is to say what the ideal outcome would be, we can stop tying ourselves in knots by talking about “politically possible” options.