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==> I finally give my thoughts on Krugman and the iPhone5. ==> I know this is “Dark Age of Macro” thinking according to Krugman et al., but I really liked this WSJ op ed on “the mess we’re in.” ==> The video of my recent participation in the discussion, “Is Capitalism Moral?” at IUPUI. If […]

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I’m almost giddy for tonight’s Potpourri. I don’t know if I’m in a good mood and see the creativity and courage out there in the blogosphere, or if my blogging peers are all having a good week. In any event, here goes: ==> Paul Krugman recently wrote that the US was doing pretty good during […]

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==> Joe Salerno replies to George Selgin regarding Krugman’s challenge to the Austrians on MMMF. I actually think both Joe and George are wrong: They both use the phrase “could care less” when, in context, it is clear that they meant “couldn’t care less.” (Joe uses it in the post, George in his second reply, […]

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==> Here’s my American Conservative article from a week or two ago, talking about the myth of British austerity. If I do say so myself, my second chart (the third in the article) is a really good rebuttal to Krugman on this topic. I think it deals well with the “they have austerity relative to […]

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==> David Gordon is teaching Part I (the “philosophy part”) of Human Action starting tomorrow at Mises Academy. ==> I was skeptical when Tom Woods told me he posted another video responding to Max Keiser, but after watching this I think its humor justifies giving the guy another 6 minutes of our attention. ==> Oh, […]

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==> Conservative politicians in Germany want the government to pay stay-at-home moms for taking care of their kids. Liberal groups are mad because it reinforces antiquated views of the family and gender roles. This is an issue that could benefit from a libertarian perspective. ==> Tom Woods calls Max Keiser’s bluff. ==> A Phoenix woman […]

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==> Rob Bradley has some neat quotes from Milton Friedman, some of which I’ve never seen before. ==> Arthur Laffer and Ford Scudder lay out the looming “fiscal cliff.” Some big numbers for tax-rate increases that are currently in the cards. ==> The grand shi strategy of Ron Paul. ==> The mischievous von Pepe sends […]

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==> David R. Henderson, clearly jealous of my notoriety, points out that he debated Paul Krugman when I was an undergrad. ==> Scott Sumner and von Pepe go toe-to-toe. Von Pepe tells Sumner that the word “market” doesn’t mean what he thinks it means. ==> After that warm-up, for something even more surreal: Joseph Fetz […]