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==> Joe Salerno replies to George Selgin regarding Krugman’s challenge to the Austrians on MMMF. I actually think both Joe and George are wrong: They both use the phrase “could care less” when, in context, it is clear that they meant “couldn’t care less.” (Joe uses it in the post, George in his second reply, […]

This Time Will Be Different

“One good question some of my readers have been asking is how the Fed’s new policy might actually boost the economy — that is, how could changes in expectations turn into a real increase in demand? … [W]e actually can hope that the Fed’s new policy will boost housing as well as operating through other […]

Krugman At Least Clarifies His Position on the Broken Window

Lots of people have been asking me to weigh in on Krugman’s discussion of the JPMorgan post on the iPhone5. (Fun fact: Michael Feroli, the author of the JPMorgan piece, was in my cohort at NYU. I’ve emailed him to see what he thinks of Krugman’s interpretation.) I’m seeing if it makes sense for me […]

Murphy Responds to Ezra Klein’s Crazy Fed Proposal

Steve Landsburg took a swing (and missed! But head up Steve no one bats a thousand) at Ezra Klein’s crazy Fed proposal when I was down at Mises U, just in time for me to incorporate it into my talk that day. Thanks to Chad Parish for editing. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

Potpourri

==> This was a post I did on ethanol policy and food prices a few weeks ago. There’s a surprise. ==> Don’t worry about ethanol mandates causing high food prices. The US military is here to save the day. ==> There’s a famous econ blogger out there, who thinks the authorities need to boost Aggregate […]

When You Think a Lot About Liberty, Your Hair Falls Out

This is Stefan Molyneux, who for some inexplicable reason is a bigger star in the libertarian community than me…so far. In all seriousness, this was a very pleasant interview. At the end we even dabble in religion, and no one is smited (though perhaps smitten).

Tom Woods Gives Friendly Advice to Paul Krugman

Remember kids, it’s KrugmanDebate.com. From there you can go directly to the pledge page. I have plenty of fun ideas to promote this in the coming months, but I can’t do too much if the pledge total peaks. But if it keeps rising, then it’s still a “story” and I can work with it.

Should We Label Paul Krugman as a “Free-Market Economist”?

Yes kids, once again we return to a familiar theme here at Free Advice: trying to use evidence to get Daniel Kuehn to change his opinion on something involving Paul Krugman. Now many of you will say, “Bob, what’s up? You’ve written a book that has often been (erroneously) described as a NYT bestseller, you […]