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A Conversation on Bitcoin, Gold, and Music

Tatiana Moroz had me and Amagi Metals’ Stephen Macaskill on her show to discuss sundry topics, including the launch of TatianaCoin which is an intriguing new way for artists to crowd-fund projects from their fans. I also shamelessly plug the Night of Clarity, at which Tatiana will be performing. It’s August 15. Larry Reed, Nelson […]

Potpourri

==> My new Mises CA post catches NPR sounding surprisingly Rothbardian. They need Gene Callahan to vet their broadcasts. ==> Vijay Boyapati discusses his view of Austrian monetary theory and Bitcoin. ==> I know this can’t possibly lend credibility to the people saying the US government has been experimenting with weather control, but anyway… ==> […]

America’s “War Culture”

My latest article at Liberty Chat is a reaction to Tyler Cowen’s NYT column on the economic benefits of war. An excerpt: My point in this essay isn’t to wag my finger at Tyler Cowen; I know he isn’t “for” war and I know he wasn’t pining for a war to stimulate the economy. Rather, […]

Potpourri

==> My latest Mises CA blog post goes back to the issue of “productivity” versus labor compensation. ==> Cory Massimino also opposes the shooting of cops in pizza places. ==> Rognlie has the longest “Note” you’ve ever seen, dissecting Piketty’s argument in terms of estimates of elasticity from the literature. ==> This Noah Smith post […]

Two Posts on Climate Change Policies

My latest two points at IER concern climate change… ==> In this one, I use Paul Krugman as a springboard to explain why conservatives/libertarians should never agree to a “market-based” carbon tax deal. ==> In today’s post, I walk through the EPA’s own cost/benefit analysis of its proposed power plant regulations. An excerpt: If she […]

Persuasion Is More Powerful Than Violence

My latest Liberty Chat post pushes back against people trying to blame radical libertarian rhetoric for the recent shooting of two police officers in Las Vegas. An excerpt: Thus we see that if the SPLC and others try to pin such violence on “anti-government rhetoric” then they have failed to carefully digest what the principled […]

Carbooooooon!

(Supposed to be like “Khaaaaaaan!”) My latest Mises CA post takes on the typical claim that “uncertainty” bolsters the case for government restrictions on carbon emissions. Plus, I work in a Captain Kirk reference. Some excerpts: So what these researchers have formally shown, is that if you assume this shape of a damage function, but […]