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==> Bryan Caplan explains how it can be that the “anti-denier” crowd thinks uncertainty about climate change is reason for government action, whereas the “skeptic” crowd thinks uncertainty about climate change obviously weakens the case for government action. ==> Daniel McCarthy talking about Trump’s leakers. ==> Speaking of Trump and anonymous sources for major media […]

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==> Gene Epstein liked the most recent Contra Krugman, but pointed out that I missed this even more ironic–vis-a-vis his current stance–Krugman column (detailing the flaws of French regulations on labor) from 1997. An excerpt: To an Anglo-Saxon economist, France’s current problems do not seem particularly mysterious. Jobs in France are like apartments in New […]

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==> In Part 1 of our interview with Nelson Nash, Carlos and I focus on faith, family, and forestry. But Nelson also talks about his relationship with Leonard Read, so check it out. ==> Joe Salerno explains that a new econometric paper criticizes Friedman and Schwartz’s famous studies. I haven’t studied the original paper, I’m […]

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==> “Dadbucks”: an experiment in central banking. ==> This NYT headline says a guy was fined for “doing math without a license.” I assumed it was hyperbole, but it’s pretty close to what happened. (He was protesting the length of yellow lights to a city council.) ==> In honor of the March for Science I […]

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==> I have an essay in the Fraser Institute’s report on Canada’s experience with a personal income tax. ==> I point out that the pro-carbon-tax R Street Institute is advising conservatives to fold their hand…right after they pick up their flush. ==> I give a backhanded compliment to Steve Landsburg. ==> Ryan Murphy has an […]

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==> Larry Reed reviews the (awesome) movie, “Hacksaw Ridge.” ==> Since United is in the news, check out this 1994 piece from Julian Simon explaining the rise of voluntary compensation for bumped passengers. (And note his initial example of how bad it used to be in the 1970s, concerns a practice from United!) ==> George […]

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==> I am not a fan of using political courts to punish liars, but it’s pretty amazing what Greenpeace was forced to admit in court as a result of a lawsuit. ==> My latest IER post highlights a new Fraser Institute study (not by me) that shows the British Columbia carbon tax hasn’t been revenue […]

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==> I haven’t had time to look at this, but two mathematicians claim Godel’s results prove God. ==> Federal spending grew more under Reagan and George W. Bush than under Obama. ==> This Elon Musk guy is starting to give me the creeps. When he starts work on SkyNet, we’ll know what’s up. ==> Two […]