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New Posts on ObamaCare and Immigration

At Mises Canada I have two new posts: ==> This one is fun. I just walk through a NYT article on New York state’s experience with ObamaCare to show how it is screwing certain people. Oh yeah, the article was singled out by Paul Krugman to show how great ObamaCare is. ==> In this one […]

Are Climate Change Mitigation Policies Like a Form of Insurance?

I argue no. Or at least, if they are, they’re really expensive and very few people would buy them voluntarily. I walk through the numbers here, but a quick sampling: Now ask yourself: Suppose someone from an insurance company came to you in the year 2050 and said, “We’ve run computer models many thousands of […]

Potpourri

==> Dan Sanchez has a great review of the new Captain America movie. However, MAJOR SPOILERS. If you are borderline, I would strongly nudge you to go watch it; it was a lot better than I had hoped. Then after you watch it, read Dan’s review. ==> I was on the Power Trading Radio show […]

Closing the Border Keeps You IN

I’m sure this will go over with nary a peep:

Law Without the State? Murphy on Tom Woods Show

For those who prefer YouTube:

Tom Woods and I Talk Private Law

We didn’t cover everything in this episode, but enough. If you want some quick reads, I recommend (in this order) the following things that I have written: ==> “The Possibility of Private Law” ==> “But Wouldn’t Warlords Take Over?” ==> Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy

Thoughts on GM and Michael Moore

At Mises Canada. An excerpt: Suppose years ago when they discovered the problem, GM had contacted all of the 2.6 million customers driving the vehicles with a faulty switch and told them, “We think 13 of you will end up dying because of the faulty switch. The problem is, we don’t know which 13–if we […]

Potpourri

==> This is Part II of my discussion of IER’s “Comment” (submitted to the feds) on the Social Cost of Carbon. If you’re a climate change nerd, this one’s for you. ==> Richard Ebeling’s brief remarks on the South Royalton conference (teleconference at the recent conference in Auburn). ==> This is so awesome: a story […]