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The Three Lads and the Lizard King

I wrote a story for my son and decided others might enjoy it as well. At the risk of sounding melodramatic, let me say that this is the most important thing I have ever written; if I had to pick one item summarizing what I’ve learned so far in life, this would be it. There’s […]

A Carbon Tax Will Be Set By Politics, Not Science

In this latest IER post I walk through a blog from an enviro group in the Northwest, discussing revenue projections for Washington State if they impose a stiff carbon tax. My favorite part: I encourage the reader to look again at the part I’ve put in bold from Eberhard’s commentary. Notice that she didn’t write, […]

Potpourri

==> This is a video I broadcast from a bunker to celebrate Mises’ birthday. ==> Ian Cioffi gives tips on how to make money hosting liberty events. So read up, and then hire me to speak! ==> Looks like I picked the right place to settle down. Apparently Nashville cops told the Secret Service to […]

Two LibertyChat Posts

==> In this one I explain that the term “Open Borders” has collapsed in face of the Ebola scare. And I don’t just mean among critics–Bryan Caplan himself literally admitted that he would be OK with a minor deviation from his principle because of Ebola. So…where does that leave the “Open Borders” movement? ==> […]

John Tamny Needs to Stop Lecturing People on Mises’ Monetary Views

You guys know I’m a big softie, but Tamny’s sarcastic finger-wagging at David Gordon was just too painful to bear. The specific controversy was whether Mises thought money was a “measuring rod” of value. (He did NOT.) Details here. But for my analogy: I don’t mean to be histrionic about it, but for anyone who is […]

Reagan Recovery Blows Obama’s Out of the Water

Writing this reminded me of when I was a junior high right-winger who loved National Review. Anyway, the Obama apologists have been out in force lately, absurdly arguing that the recovery under him was better than under Reagan. Riiiiight. Purists, fear not; I included my caveats in both the beginning and ending of the article.

Potpourri

==> I know, I know, I have a grudge when it comes to Krugman. When he says things that will mislead 98% of his readers on what the published literature says, I feel the need to blog about it. Call me crazy. In this case, I contrast Krugman’s remarks about the irrelevance of tax cuts […]

Secession Solves Social Strife

My latest LibertyChat, amplifying a remark Tom Woods made in a recent podcast. My conclusion: Last thing: Whenever someone brings up secession as a strategy for modern American politics, some wiseguy will say, “Didn’t the Civil War show that doesn’t work?” This is such a monstrous quip that it’s hard to know how to respond. […]