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Recommended: EconLog

With the recent addition of David Henderson (whom I am going to skewer in a few minutes in a blog post on monetary policy), I really like the blog EconLog. The regulars are Bryan Caplan and Arnold Kling. Caplan is always great to read if he’s criticizing some subtle point in Austrian theory, because it’s […]

And Now For Something, Completely Different

I am currently in Sacramento on top-secret PRI business. (I could tell you, but then I’d have to give you an Indian burn.) When I got off the plane, I had a voice mail from a woman with an awesome British accent telling me the BBC wanted me to discuss interest rate cuts and whether […]

Another Quick Post on the Logic of Non-Voting

In response to my Election Day nose-thumbing, several different challenges were raised. (A few people were outraged at Mises.org as well.) In response, I need to clarify some things. (1) I am not repudiating principled behavior. I realize many of the “economistic” arguments for non-voting rest on such a case, but that wasn’t the case […]

Markets Need Time, Not More Poison

I explain in this Mises.org piece. An excerpt: The present crisis is scary, but only because no one knows what crazy new scheme the government will introduce every other day. Resources were invested improperly during the housing boom, and the economy needs time to heal itself. There is no way around this fact. The sooner […]

Will Wilkinson Has Some Good Advice for Obama

OK I have taken some pot shots at Will Wilkinson in the past, so I should congratulate him on a pretty hardcore NPR commentary. (I write for TownHall so I understand you have to be aware of your medium with these recurring spots. I don’t expect him to shout, “Anarchy! Anarchy!” or even “Minarchy! Minarchy!” […]

A Black Libertarian Reflects on Obama’s Win

Over at TAE, Dan D’Amico is telling the old fogeys that race isn’t important to the young kids these days. In response, Steve Horwitz pointed out this blog post by a black libertarian. I think it’s probably a good sign that young people like Dan (and me) don’t see what the big deal is, because […]

Practical (Yet Still Free) Advice

Lest my readers feel that they get nothing but hard-hitting analysis suitable for abstruse thought experiments, let me share a very useful tip gleaned from actual experience: In your work environment–whether a home office or in a skyscraper–if you use an electric kettle, and the printer cable becomes draped across the little switch that pops […]

Naomi Wolf Stands Corrected

I don’t really have that much to say about the Obama win; it was what most people were expecting. I’m glad that at least Obama’s economic policies will be labeled “Marxist” rather than John McCain’s Obama-lite policies which would have been touted as “market-oriented.” At least now, if and when we get ration cards for […]