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I Don’t Think He Liked Tyler Cowen’s New Book

Holy cow, Robert Wenzel links to this NYT review (“A Contrarian Chowhound Weighs In”) of Cowen’s new book. I haven’t read the book, but this guy (Dwight Garner) really puts on a show that is worth quoting: Tyler Cowen’s “An Economist Gets Lunch” arrives on the table like a big, unidentifiable, whey-colored casserole. After 75 […]

More Evidence That Bryan Caplan Is the Funniest Econ Blogger

From today: I’ve been having an extended Twitter discussion about the history of women’s liberty with Cato’s Jason Kuznicki (@JasonKuznicki), the Atlantic’s Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo), and others. I find some of the issues hard to address in 140 characters, so I’m moving my thoughts here.

The Joke’s On Me

Over at EconLog Bryan Caplan writes: “Stand up for yourself” isn’t just overrated; it’s also misdirected. We’re quickest to dispense this advice to the people least likely to benefit from it. Consider: If you have wealth and power, standing up for yourself tends to work well. But we usually advise the wealthy and powerful to […]

Potpourri

* My cousin Frank alerted me to the termination (of his contract, not his heartbeat) of Pat Buchanan. And here I was, thinking I had a shot at the slot after Maddow. * Dan Carroll, the guy who blogs about counterproductive government foreign-adoption policies, had an exchange with me in the comments of Bryan Caplan’s […]

Checkmate, Landsburg

Bob Wenzel passes along this video, which I think we can all agree ends the debate. I can’t even wait till Sunday.

Happy Jaded Valentine’s Day!

Having polite discussion with all of my brothers and sisters (well, brothers) on this post has put me in a joyous mood. Here are some fun songs to celebrate today. This song sounds sweet, but the beginning is actually not. Then just to make sure you know where they’re coming from, try this one. And […]

Irony Alert

I was reading my favorite Keynesian’s blog today, and happened to glance at the right side, where it has links to his actual NYT columns. Here were the blurbs for his second- and third-most recent ones: Taxes at the Top By PAUL KRUGMAN As Mitt Romney dances around calls for him to release his tax […]