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* Jérémie Rostan alerts us to this WSJ article discussing German Chancellor Merkel’s awesomeness: “I view with great skepticism the powers of the Fed, for example, and also how, within Europe, the Bank of England has carved out its own small line,” Ms. Merkel said in a speech in Berlin. “We must return together to […]

A Slight Twist on Yglesias’ Defense of Massive Deficits

Bob Roddis tipped me off to this Yglesias post defending the massive spending contained in the Obama forecast: [B]y definition some level of deficits has to be “the biggest deficit since World War II.” What we have right now is the most [severe] global downturn since World War II. That seems to me like a […]

Skit Contest at EPJ

Over at EPJ, Wenzel had one of his better moments of inspiration and noted that the names (Mr. Liesman, Mr. Bull, and Mr. Dollar) of three people related to Fed/Treasury intrigue recently, would lend itself to a great Abbott & Costello spoof. I got the ball rolling in the comments: Geithner: I leaked the story […]

Tom Woods Says, "Buy Bob’s Book!"

I think this is the best speech Tom has ever given. (For newcomers, the book link is on the left side of the screen if you’re curious.)

The Policeman Is Not Your Friend, Part 349

Start watching this video, get a feel for how dangerously the guy is driving if you want, and then fast forward to 5:15 and watch from that point on. Now yes, it’s true that the guy shouldn’t have led police on a chase, and then started running. But I think we can agree that the […]

The Costs of Carbon Legislation

This is the first of a two-part series on Krugman’s recent climate crusading in the NYT. An excerpt: [T]he real threat to humanity comes from governments growing ever more powerful in the name of fighting climate change. Paul Krugman’s recent attempts to justify these bold new measures ignore the IPCC itself, and even its “consensus” […]

EPJ Goes to Red Alert

Robert Wenzel over at EPJ has summoned everyone to battle stations. In a series of recent posts (1, 2, and 3) Wenzel links to some big guns (like Nassim Taleb) who are hunkering down for hyperinflation. If you’ve been following Wenzel, you know that he has a taste for starting fights, but he doesn’t like […]

Krugman vs. Murphy on Inflation: Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves

I’m not even going to bother linking to a post; any reader for more than a month knows that I am expecting significant price inflation in 2010, and I think we will see it kicking in later this year. (If people want to link to my specific predictions in the comments, feel free.) For a […]