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Do Libertarians Have a Problem With Authority?
My article today at The American Conservative. Here’s the opening: A silly episode on Facebook recently underscored one of the tensions in the liberty movement: many people are attracted to libertarianism because they simply don’t like rules. This attitude stands in contrast to conservatives who also disdain big government but who don’t reject authority per se — […]
Read morePaul Krugman Boosts LMR Circulation
Wow, just when Carlos and I interview Peter Schiff in the November Lara-Murphy Report, Krugman rips into him here: Some readers may recall the “Peter Schiff was right” campaign of 2009, a sort of public-relations blitz claiming that Schiff, an Austrian-oriented commentator, had foreseen everything correctly. It wasn’t really true even then… What the heck?! […]
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==> Over at Laissez-Faire I explain my Chevy Chase moment. ==> On carbon taxes, I report you decide. ==> My podcast with “Gadsen Rising.” ==> My podcast on “Patriot’s Lament.” ==> Markets in Everything: An insurance policy for libertarian activists.
Read moreScott Sumner Calls My Bluff on Krugman
Look, if Sumner wants to boast that he knows more about Fed history, or more about ordering in a hibachi restaurant, or more about Swedish apartments, I won’t bat an eye. But in this post (HT2 Daniel Kuehn) he tried to make fun of Krugman…that’s my job. Look at Sumner’s swipe at Keynesians (and he […]
Read moreKrugman Has the Conscience of a Liberal So He Can Print the N-Word
You know how I thought it was funny that Krugman was criticizing Wall Street types for voting for a guy who would let them keep more of their money? And then I used an analogy to Medicare recipients to show how ridiculous Krugman’s rhetoric was? Well just to make sure, he himself confirmed today that […]
Read moreLearn the Austrian Take on the Great Depression
Here’s the full infomercial for my class on the Great Depression that starts this Friday. We’ve got Depression-era pricing of only $59 for a 5-week course. I’m excited to teach this so bust out your credit card. An excerpt: The weekly lectures will run from November 16 through December 14. The first week will provide […]
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==> Silas Barta wants to keep Steve Landsburg honest on disaster economics. (Incidentally Bryan Caplan recently asked his readers to see if they ever find themselves objecting to unfair arguments used against “the other side,” and say what you will about Silas and me, but we often do just that. However, in both cases that […]
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