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==> Richard Ebeling talks about the great Austrian inflation. ==> The Tennessee chapter of NORML put out this publication on quick facts about marijuana legalization. Let me know if you guys spot anything that should be tweaked, because I know these people. ==> A blog post from Mises.org about “the time Murray Rothbard schooled James […]

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==> Richard Ebeling on the “inequality trap.” ==> A NYT article about some of the wacky freedom fighters in New Hampshire. This is my target audience for the Bob Murphy Variety Show at Porcfest (happening again this June, by the way!). ==> Joe Stromberg on the semantics of the term “laissez-faire.” ==> A project to […]

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==> Tom Woods interviews Jordan Page, a musician who made a name for himself among liberty fans by opening for a lot of Ron Paul’s appearances. ==> I really liked this Stefan Molyneux video on heroism. (Thanks to a Molyneux fan who didn’t like my video on “Rio 2.”) I don’t think I agree with […]

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==> Lew Rockwell has a forthcoming manifesto on anarcho-capitalism. ==> Hmm, this is one case where fiat money may have been preferable. ==> Responding (on Twitter) to my Mises Canada post about TARP, John Taylor reminds us of some of the details of Paulson’s offer that banksters couldn’t refuse. ==> Arnold Kling on Solow on […]

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==> Following Bryan Caplan’s lead, I talk about the long-term results of TARP. ==> Be careful, kids: My son was telling me matter-of-factly that this scientist Hooke was a bastard (not his actual term) etc. etc., and I interrupted to ask, “Did you get this from a Cosmos episode?” He said yes. Then–relying on this […]

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==> Dan Sanchez has a great review of the new Captain America movie. However, MAJOR SPOILERS. If you are borderline, I would strongly nudge you to go watch it; it was a lot better than I had hoped. Then after you watch it, read Dan’s review. ==> I was on the Power Trading Radio show […]

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[UPDATE below.] ==> If you’re in the Jersey area, Murray Sabrin is hosting a symposium on the income tax on April 17. Details here. ==> Gene Callahan on the meaning of faith. ==> Rob Bradley (founder of the Institute of Energy Research) has another article at EconLib on Enron. ==> Wendy McElroy thinks it trivializes […]

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==> This is Part II of my discussion of IER’s “Comment” (submitted to the feds) on the Social Cost of Carbon. If you’re a climate change nerd, this one’s for you. ==> Richard Ebeling’s brief remarks on the South Royalton conference (teleconference at the recent conference in Auburn). ==> This is so awesome: a story […]