Lew Rockwell

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Potpourri

Sorry for the scant blogging, but I’m in the middle of a move to Texas. In six months, when you see the prodigious output of academic journal articles, you will thank me. (Or not.) Anyway: ==> I have a new Cato working paper on carbon taxes. I co-authored it with climate scientists Pat Michaels and […]

Libertarian Battles

OK kids let’s remain civilized in the comments. But here’s some red meat for you: ==> Lew Rockwell once again affirms that libertarianism as a political philosophy is about the non-aggression principle, period. ==> Tom Woods and Gary Chartier discuss “thick” vs “thin” libertarianism.

Potpourri

==> Lew Rockwell has a forthcoming manifesto on anarcho-capitalism. ==> Hmm, this is one case where fiat money may have been preferable. ==> Responding (on Twitter) to my Mises Canada post about TARP, John Taylor reminds us of some of the details of Paulson’s offer that banksters couldn’t refuse. ==> Arnold Kling on Solow on […]

Lew Rockwell on Optimism Amidst Fascism

Nelson Nash apparently bought 50 copies of Lew Rockwell’s new collection of essays, Fascism vs. Capitalism, because he was so excited by it. He sent me one. I have only just begun it (David Gordon reviews it here), but I wanted to share the conclusion of his introduction, because it got me all fired up. […]

Lew Rockwell: Gov’t Can Cut Spending By Not Spying on Americans and Killing Foreigners

I don’t remember too many “Tea Party radicals” suggesting these ideas… A special treat in the below clip is to hear a British guy say, “Ludwig von Mises.” Almost as pleasing to the ear as when someone on the BBC says “Baghdad.”