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Hey everybody, I know the blog was down for some time today. This happens often enough that I’m seriously looking into switching hosts.

I’m sorry to ask such a silly thing, but does any reader have a physical copy of Wealth of Nations on hand? I’m trying to get the exact citation for this famous quote: “The things which have the greatest value in use have frequently little or no value in exchange; on the contrary, those which […]

Milton Friedman Bask

Did Friedman ever write directly on a carbon tax in the context of climate change? I’ve seen people cite general principles he had, but did he ever himself take a stand on carbon taxes (or other government measures) to mitigate climate change?

Statement About Missing Comments

Hey everybody, A few people have been emailing, complaining that their comments aren’t showing up. I don’t know what is causing it, but for some reason I’m not seeing the comments on my end; they are ending up in limbo somehow. Since I don’t know what’s causing it, I can’t give you tips on how […]

Tax Treatment Bask

I have a client who wants to know if there is some kind of clearinghouse document put out by an “official” source that explains changes in the tax treatment of assets. For example, there was a major change in the treatment of real estate in the 1980s, etc. Any ideas?

Two Stories on “Rape Culture”

This is another of those posts that I’ll surely regret, but… ==> A few weeks ago the story broke of students who had invented a nail polish that changes colors when exposed to common “date rape” drugs. (The idea is that a woman can stir her drink with her finger and see if her nail […]

Government Data Is Corrupt

I realize this is a silly thing to be posting, but does anyone know why all of the Census Excel tables on health insurance coverage are “corrupt” according to my Excel program? I’m using a MacBook and MS 2007 for Mac if that helps. It won’t even let me open the files.

It’s Because I Care

Not that many of you care, but I just realized that lately I’ve been “attacking” EconLog posts pretty frequently. That’s not because I have some kind of vendetta, but on the contrary it’s because I’ve been really busy and so I only keep up with a few of my favorite economics blogs.