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Koppl-Murphy Throwdown

In light of the recent WSJ symposium in which the Austrian theory was vindicated (though not by name), we Austrians have decided that we are gaining too much ground and it’s thus time to start another internal war. To that end, I offer this thread over at The Austrian Economists.

Those Who Are Ignorant of Cartoons…

Jim Myers passes along the following which is apparently an actual 1934 political cartoon:

Why Don’t Cargo Ships Arm Themselves Against Pirates?

Ed Stringham sends me this AP article discussing the downside to arming against pirates. Although I was rooting for the American crew–especially when I learned the chief security guy was named Murphy–I think it’s probably wisest to not escalate. E.g. even if he ends up OK, the captain was obviously in danger because of the […]

Henderson Yes, Caplan No

EconLog is really a great blog. The three of those guys together have as much output as one Tyler Cowen (and that’s a compliment to the three). In this post I’ll praise David Henderson for this great point about anarchy and foreign affairs, and then I’ll proceed to criticize Bryan Caplan. Caplan is getting ready […]

A Moment’s Reflection

I give a halftime talk to the legions of liberty fighters. (And that means they are fighting for liberty, notwithstanding Carlin’s take* on this.) The intro: For those of us who consider it our duty or even our career to defend traditional liberties from ever-growing government, I would like us to reflect a moment on […]

The First New Deal Was Enough, Thanks

The chief instigators at the Suffolk Law talk: From left: Dick Clark (the younger), PIG factory Murphy, and counter-terrorism expert Robert Roughsedge. I was talking with Roughsedge before the shin dig began and I became somewhat concerned when I realized he knew at least 13 ways to kill a man with a spork.

Spreading Liberty From Coast to Coast

Hey folks, sorry for the sparse posts lately–you get what you pay for–but I’ve been on the road. On Tuesday night Dick Clark (the younger) and the rest of the Suffolk Law Federalist Society hosted my talk on Obama’s new New Deal, and on Thursday morning I am making the case for flat-tax reform to […]

The Crafty Chi-Coms

For a client I am doing some digging into the international capital flows of the housing boom years. I knew China had accumulated a lot of Treasurys, but I didn’t realize how much of the world total they had. Don’t read this CRS report [pdf] for the analysis (which is ludicrous in my opinion) but […]