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Movie Picks (for Libertarians)

Over the weekend I visited my brother in Boston. Amongst our activities we saw The Other Guys. Absolutely hilarious. I was just hoping it would be decent, and within 10 minutes we knew we had chosen wisely. I don’t want to say too much and spoil it. If you find Will Ferrell even mildly amusing, […]

Manuel Ayau, RIP

An obituary from Richard Ebeling: One of the outstanding leaders of individual liberty and economic freedom in Latin America, Dr. Manuel Ayau, passed away on August 4, 2010 at the age of 85. Many Americans may not be familiar with his name or his contributions to the cause of liberty, but he was most assuredly […]

“The Sunset of the State”

This is pretty sweet (HT2 Jason Osborne)… On a related note, how much would you folks chip in to see Stefan Molyneux debate me on Intelligent Design theory? If the pot breaks $20,000, I bet we could arrange it. Book-signings and karaoke to follow the main event.

Tom Woods Touts the Mises Academy

Man, if I weren’t busy with my own course, I’d love to take Tom’s. I am almost afraid to show this, because it might steal some of my customers. Oh well, bring it, Woods.

How Privatized Banking Really Works

The wait is over! Here is the pdf of my new book with Carlos Lara, How Privatized Banking Really Works. Learn it, live it, love it. If you want to purchase a hard copy, please visit Carlos’ site. (The book is also available on Amazon through our bulk distributor, but it helps us more if […]

OK Dr. Krugman, Here’s a Possible Problem With Lower Longer Term Rates

[UPDATE below.] In a previous post I expressed incredulity at this passage from Krugman’s blog: We don’t know how well the Gagnon plan would actually work — but there’s no harm in trying, and large potential benefits. The only possible reason for the Fed not to be more aggressive now is fear of embarrassment, of […]

I Have No Idea What This Means, But I Love It

At the LRC blog I saw this automatically-generated quote from Mises’ Socialism: “In his life and his reading he remained so far removed from the facts of economic life that he was as great a stranger to the work of the bourgeoisie as a Hottentot to the work of an explorer taking geographical measurements.” I […]

Summer Seminars for Students

Tomorrow I am headed down to Auburn for Mises University. Will there be amazing instruction in core Austrian economics? Of course. Will there be amazing karaoke performances in classic rock? Perhaps so. Also, the Independent Institute is holding their summer seminar in August. I am not involved with their event, but if Oakland, CA is […]