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When Robert Reich Watches My Lecture

This happens:

“Libertarian Law and Military Defense”

You just thought I’d sit back and phone in episodes of Contra Krugman from now on? Nope, I’m still pushing forward the boundaries of an-cap theory, baby. For real, there is some new stuff in here that isn’t in my earlier work.

Murphy Triple Play

I don’t have time to do the time-stamp stuff on these. But they are all awesome; download them for when you’re on a road trip or something. One hint: There’s a surprise at the beginning of the Contra Krugman episode. ==> Contra Krugman ep. 92: I am flying solo and bring Dan Mitchell on to […]

Three of My Talks From Mises U

Hmm I realized I don’t always post these, since a lot of it is repeated from previous years. However, you should watch my opening jokes for the first one below, because some of them are new. Also, I think I did the second talk (featured below) a bit differently from how I normally do. Finally, […]

Airbnb: Regulation Without the State

My latest at FEE. An excerpt: If potential renters had perfect information and deliberated over such decisions with the discipline of a samurai, there would be little need for external rules or regulation. Owners could offer rooms of varying attributes (including price), and each renter would pick the option that he or she liked best. […]

Should Whole Foods Be Using Prison Labor?

I don’t definitively answer that question–I’m an economist after all. But I think you’ll have a better way of thinking about the issue after my latest FEE article. My favorite line: “In an ideal society, the term “prison labor” should not strike us as cruel and exploitative any more than the terms “office labor” or […]

Does Silk Road Refute Rothbardianism?

My latest at FEE. Incidentally, as Jeff Tucker’s comment at the end of the article reminded me, I should have issued a disclaimer: I am stipulating that the message logs are accurate, for the sake of argument. I wanted to show that even if Dread Pirate Roberts did everything that the logs purport, then it is […]

Potpourri

==> I’ve been really enjoying Tom Woods’ show lately. Not to downplay the other guests, but make sure you catch Michael Malice on the cops and Scott Horton on the Senate torture report. ==> Speaking of the torture report, apparently Americans aren’t too worried about it. And Dick Cheney explicitly says that he would rather […]