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Cardinal vs. Ordinal Utility

Uh oh, it’s David R. Henderson and me vs. Tyler Cowen and David Friedman. How do you rank the gladiators? An excerpt: There has been a flareup in free-market economist circles over the issue of “interpersonal utility comparisons.” First Tyler Cowen wrote a post that took it for granted that a rich man got less […]

The Failure of Krugman’s Empirical Model

My latest at FEE. Here’s the opening: One of the running themes throughout Paul Krugman’s public commentary since 2009 is that his Keynesian model — specifically, the old IS-LM framework — has done “spectacularly well” in predicting the major trends in the economy. Krugman actually claimed at one point that he and his allies had […]

Upcoming UN Paris Climate Meetings Open Up Gravy Train

My latest at IER. An excerpt: In this post I’ll focus specifically on the enormous wealth transfers from rich to poor countries that are being proposed in the draft—as high as annual transfers in excess of $100 billion from the United States alone, according to some of the language. To be sure, at this stage […]

Potpourri

==> The bearish von Pepe sends this Zero Hedge article on the new “cash.” ==> Josie Wales reports on the flaws and foibles of the FBI crime lab. ==> I liked this Noah Smith post talking about whether everything is created by human labor. But I have to think Noah is trolling when he says […]

The U.S. Situation and Danny’s Song

So far everyone has been nonplussed by this.

Murphy Twin Spin

==> Even I was surprised by how quickly (36 days) Jerry Taylor put a non-revenue-neutral carbon tax back on the political table, after he had just issued a study assuring conservatives that no such animal existed. ==> At Mises CA, I complain about an anti-import bumper sticker I saw in the parking lot. Hijinx ensue.

The Market for Parenthood

I wrote a FEE piece responding to Abigail Hall’s argument for allowing cash payments in the adoption market, and I tackle Gene Callahan’s objection. An excerpt: Right now, some human beings have the legal status of parenthood vis-à-vis other human beings. Right now, it is perfectly legal to transfer that status to another willing party. […]

Potpourri

==> Benjamin Zycher has an interesting reaction to a (pro-)carbon tax event that some of his colleagues at AEI recently hosted. ==> My colleagues at IER put together this interesting post on oil and gas production on federal versus other lands. ==> Phil Magness on the alleged misrepresentation of the “Austrian” School. ==> At Mises […]