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Murphy Twin Spin

==> The latest episode of Contra Krugman has Tom and me discussing the FBI. (We are experts.) But for real, some good stuff on affirmative action. ==> My new EconLib is up, on problems with GDP accounting. An excerpt: People often use the GDP formula to erroneously derive conclusions about economic causation. For example, in […]

A New Front in My War Against Scott Sumner

BTW for newcomers: The reason I attack Scott so much is that he writes on issues I care about. E.g. I don’t think Bryan Caplan is winning in his debate with Michael Huemer on why we can kill bugs (if we can), but I have little to say on such matters. On a carbon tax, […]

Washington State Carbon Tax Ballot Proposal Shows Why Right Should Reject a “Deal”

In my latest IER column, I quote from a very revealing Vox article. It is crystal clear that progressive Leftists–whether we’re talking the nerdy wonks or the activist boots on the ground–want nothing to do with a revenue-neutral carbon tax. I also try a different analogy to get people to see why these state-level carbon […]

Potpourri

==> The latest Contra Krugman details just how awesome the Contra Cruise was. And we talk about Krugman for a bit, too. ==> I have not explored this, but the SAFE network’s proponents claim it is better than blockchain technology. ==> The widely read von Pepe sends along two pieces from Larry White (here and […]

Potpourri

I am back from the Contra Cruise but have to catch up on my day job stuff. In the meantime: ==> On November 1st I’ll be at American University. ==> The episode of Contra Krugman taped in front of a live audience on the Contra Cruise turned out awesome, if I do say so myself. […]

The Race Between Tyranny and Liberty

I’m not sure if I already posted this? Anyway it was from last summer for an Independent Institute event.

My Thoughts On Trump’s Tax Return

For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you know that this issue has absorbed a large portion of my sanity since Sunday. Hopefully this post will get it out of my system. An excerpt: If you still feel like Trump is cheating, realize you too can take advantage of this “vast benefit.” I’ll […]

My Response to R Street’s Appeal to Conservatives to Support Carbon Tax

I was unusually saucy in this IER piece. Some excerpts: Rather than reiterating our list of technical objections, let me in this post instead simply step back and ask: What is the point of studies such as the R Street proposal? It’s not as if President Obama or Gina McCarthy are making a substantive offer […]