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More Gaffes From the Would-Be Rulers

Eh, I’m sorry, but I don’t think this allegedly outrageous Sarah Palin gaffe regarding Paul Revere is so terrible. I really think if you followed anybody around for a long time–and the person was trying to get people riled up, as any politician does–that person would eventually say a list of really dumb things. I […]

Adventures in Wikipedia

Not sure how long it will stay there, but the entry for “Backwardation” in Wikipedia seems to be OK to me. Yet someone appended in the beginning of the article: “Backwardation and contango are the opossite [sic–RPM ]of what is being described below. The graph shown is wrong.” If Goldfingermember* were here, I’m sure he […]

Bob Murphy, the Best Ideologue Money Can Buy

Details here. But I warn you, I’m no Keynesian scholar. (HT2 Bob Roddis)

Potpourri

* Silas Barta smells a rat in the official inflation numbers. * Ha ha, those Austrian economists teach at small schools and have funny names for their dogs. QED. * I have written in several places that the Fed is responsible (at least in part) for rising commodity prices and oil in particular. Jerry Taylor […]

Open Mic Night at Mises Brasil

Peter Klein told me beforehand not to try to make too many opening jokes, because of the language barrier. I answer to no man.

Paul Krugman, Inflation Denier

In a recent blog post, Krugman provides some graphs of the things “we’re supposed to be worried about,” which he means sarcastically. Namely, bond market confidence and (price) inflation. Here are the charts: Then Krugman concludes: A naive observer might note that interest rates are low by historical standards, making you wonder why we’re obsessing […]

White House Releases Video of Bin Laden Capture

Turns out “SEAL Team 6” was one man. A very small man. (HT2 Viresh Amin.) Family Guy Osama Bin Laden Clip (Banned from TV)Tags: Family Guy Osama Bin Laden Clip (Banned from TV)