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==> This is the feel-good story of the week. (I have particular interest in this one, because the heroine of this tale is good friends with some of my libertarian activist buddies. So it is neat to see her being Internet celebrity for a while.) Of course, this poor guy must now be terrified. He […]

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==> I am pretty sure this is checkmate for Scott’s attempt to reason from a price change regarding the ECB. Note, I’m not claiming I’ve won the whole tournament–just this particular game. ==> I break out my undergrad Public Choice text to argue that the work of Niskanen is at serious tension with (some of) […]

Paul Krugman, the Brian Williams of Economics Bloggers

I explain at Mises CA. The best part of the post is this meme I created:

Unemployment Benefits: The Government Gets What It Pays For

My latest article at FEE. An excerpt: Just about everyone agrees that incentives affect behavior, but economists really mean it. That’s because economists take the logic of incentives further than most other people are willing to. Such analysis often reveals that government policies have unintended consequences that seem shocking to the average person. The list […]

Reading List for Debt Burden Stuff

Roger Farmer gives a good list here, though most of the papers are formal and would be hard for a non-academic to read. However, it shows the extensive history in the literature of this stuff. Roger linked to this piece I did in the American Conservative, which I had totally forgotten. It is now going […]

Rand Paul Criticizes Fed, Pundits Flip Out

My latest at Mises CA. The conclusion: Despite the minor mistakes in his presentation–which again was from a speech to a live audience–Rand Paul has put his finger on a very serious issue. Central banks around the world have loaded up on assets, particularly central government debt, in an unprecedented fashion. If and when they […]

Bob Murphy Is Yours, Valentines Day 2015

If you ask me, “Why?” I’m not going to answer.

Another Post on Government Debt, but Krugman Made Me Do It

An excerpt: To illustrate the situation, permit me a silly analogy. Imagine you saw the following debate among economists: KRUGMAN: People are always yelping about the dangers of guns, but so long as people wear bulletproof vests, they can’t possible be hurt by gunfire. ROWE and MURPHY: What the heck is he talking about?! Imagine a guy […]