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More on Asset Privatization

At EconLib this month I have an article going into more detail about how much in (fairly) liquid assets the government owns. I was actually surprised by some of these numbers, so you might be as well. For example: International reserve assets. As of June 3, 2011, the Treasury reported international reserve assets of $144.2 […]

PorcFest!

Here is my report from the field: What was really interesting at PorcFest was the advertisements and products designed for this particular demographic. For example, the first beer I purchased was from a girl wearing a shirt that said, “I don’t talk to police, I record them.” (She was advertising for CopBlock.org.) Another guy (Japhet) […]

Anarchy in Somalia

Earlier this year the BBC did a series on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Somali state. (Gene Callahan held a prayer vigil for Siad Barre, I hear.) It just came to my attention, but better late than never: Economists familiar with the Rothbardian tradition have taken the analysis even further, persuasively arguing […]

Last Call for the Keynes/Krugman Class

It starts Wednesday evening. Here is the full infomercial, and here is the registration link.

Thomas, Bourgeois Hero

Today at Mises I have an article talking about Thomas the Tank Engine: Even Thomas himself has flaws. Sometimes he argues and even gets haughty with the other engines, overreacting to slight transgressions. (For a while my son — echoing Thomas — would announce that he was “very cross” with us when he didn’t get […]

More Commercialism for KKC

Post From Valley Forge and an Article

Well I’ve been here at Porc Fest for almost a full 24 hours and it’s going pretty well. I think I will try to write up something more formal after I get back home, to summarize my experience and the status of the “Free State Project.” For right now, let me just say it’s not […]

Off to Porc Fest

I’ll be traveling most of the day to “Porc Fest.” Not sure how much blogging I’ll be doing over the next few days. In the meantime, some links: * Lew Rockwell explains the “tragedy of immigration enforcement.” * Steve Horwitz says that yes, we are in a police state, no hyperbole. * Another good Horwitz […]