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Disturbing Political Artwork

Someone emailed me the first picture below, and I thought it was great. I went to the artist’s website, and there is some freaky stuff there. Warning: He is an “anti-Zionist,” and takes pains up front to say that he is pro-Jewish, and not to believe the “smears” of anti-Semitism etc. Well, like I said, […]

Surprise! Coordinated Rate Cuts Don’t Magically Fix Years of Malinvestments

The Fed, in conjunction with other central banks around the world, announced a rate cut. At first the market was up, but as of this writing the S&P 500 is down more than 70 basis points on the day. (Back before the “credit crunch” set in, this would have been an awful day.) At some […]

A Ron Paul Fan Sends Free Advice Link to Bernanke

The effect was almost immediate: (HT2C4L.) Note: In my efforts to steal the techniques of successful sites, I have started putting up more “fun” posts that involve pictures, rather than my long-winded, narcissistic analyses. And yet, it seems those other sites still bring in more traffic. What the heck?

Explanation About Comments

Dear Free Advice readers, Due to the fact that I actually have a (pseudo) real job, I have finally accepted that I can’t answer everyone’s questions in the comments. Note that my response rate is still 407% higher than Tyler Cowen’s on Marginal Revolution.

David Henderson Takes on Reich and Kuttner

This mp3 features the Hoover Institution’s David Henderson who debates the bailout etc. with first Robert Reich, who then tags Robert Kuttner. It is shocking to hear Reich’s take on this; he really is a Keynesian who thinks it is necessary and sufficient for consumers to spend money, in order for a strong economy. But […]

Bernie Jones Interviews Murphy About Bailout

Details and audio link available here. This is actually a pretty neat interview, because he is not a right-wing fundamentalist like a lot of the hosts who interview me, and so I get to break it down for a “normal” person. Another benefit is this guy’s voice is awesome; I wonder if his brother is […]

Fed Uses New Power to Engineer a "Stealth Cut" in Interest Rates

Amongst its weaponry, the government just got fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to low interest rates–namely, the ability to pay interest on reserves kept at the Fed. I have been puzzling over this ever since it was announced. It seems innocuous enough; at worst, I thought it just gave the Fed […]

The United Socialist States of America

Dear readers, I grant you that my title is partly motivated by the urge for ratings (not that I want you to click on the nearby ads–of course not). But I really think that when future Rothbardians are throwing back drinks and speculate as to precisely when the United States crossed the line, and became […]