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Greenspan’s Bogus Defense

I take on Greenspan’s self-defense in the WSJ. (No, don’t get excited: Greenspan’s article ran in the WSJ. My critique is on Mises.org.)

This is somewhat awkward, because my philosophy with movie reviews is that you just need to find a person with similar tastes, and then s/he tells you, “Yeah that movie was awesome” or “Not sure you’ll like it, but you might, so give it a try if you’re bored.” If I decide I’m going to […]

Potpourri

* Tim Haab over at Env-Econ links to this story about flatulent cows. I don’t care about the fish oil; what caught my eye was the casual discussion of capping the number of farm animals to avert global warming. I had never heard that before; up till now, I thought that was just a reductio […]

Follow-Up to "Can God Make a Rock So Heavy…"

Last week I tackled the old conundrum of, “Can God make a rock so heavy that He Himself can’t lift it?” My answer was, “Yes, but He chooses not to.” In light of the comments I received, I want to clarify two things: (1) I somewhat flippantly concluded, “This question is no deeper than asking, […]

Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?, Part 29

I’m not saying this is necessarily how things really are, but just suppose you die and go to heaven. You demand of God, “OK, I respect a lot of what You’ve done, but I have a bone to pick with you. What’s the story with the Holocaust? Surely that wasn’t necessary.” Then imagine God says, […]

Susan Lee Demolishes Greenspan

David Henderson (disapprovingly) links to Susan Lee’s Forbes piece where she deals a death blow to the “savings glut” theory of the housing boom. Assuming her data are correct, I think hers is the single best indictment of Greenspan I’ve read, including my own articles. My favorite part of the article is her chart of […]

Kid Glove New Deal Revisionism

The New York Times can’t believe it: a growing number of economists and historians actually think the New Deal was bad for the economy. (HT2MR) But even this type of “it’s about time!” piece is still annoying: In this interpretation Roosevelt is a well-meaning but misguided dupe who not only prolonged the Depression but also […]

The Force Is Strong in This One…

I refer to surprisingly young* Jonathan Krohn. Let’s hope the Jedi can keep him devoted to his principles. * I’m sure he gets sicked of being referred to as “13-year-old.”