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Landsburg Calls Out Latest Krugman Smear

I was starting to get mildly annoyed at Steve Landsburg, because he’s been very infrequently posting on his blog lately, and when he does, it’s math riddles, rather than economic analysis. But all is forgiven because in his latest two posts (here and here) Steve defends Heritage Foundation scholar Salim Furth–whom Steve apparently knew at […]

Final Exam, Intro to Microeconomics

You have 30 minutes. Read this actual news story and then explain, to the best of your ability, how Steve Landsburg would discuss this on his blog.

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==> Lessons for the Young Economist is now poised to infiltrate China. ==> I am quoted in this article about Bitcoin, saying something noncommittal. ==> Tom Woods announces the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. ==> I talk to Scott Horton about the Fed and U.S. wars. ==> A funny rant about the “I f**king love science!” […]

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==> Jack Hunter argues that even though he’s in favor of gay marriage personally (thinking it should be decided legally at the state level), he strongly objects to the rhetoric of saying it is akin to the Civil Rights movement for blacks. I still think Gene Callahan has the best observation on this whole issue […]

Landsburg Frames the Minimum Wage Debate Very Strangely

Ahh, it seems Steve Landsburg is no longer cuddly. Instead of worrying about the unskilled inframarginal workers, he is now concerned about upper middle class college kids working at Wendy’s on their summer breaks. There’s nothing wrong with Steve’s post as far as it goes, but it would be like Obama proposing to increase the […]

Sweet Cuddly Steve Landsburg

This is the mushiest interview with Steve Landsburg you will ever see. A great part: I like to say that when you’re stuck in traffic on a hot summer night, it’s very easy to remember that the guy in front of you is imposing the costs, and, unfortunately, you also easily forget that the guy […]

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==> Jeffrey Karl made up this cartoon based on the numbers I calculated for the so-called fiscal cliff. ==> You can’t imagine how many people sent me this link about Krugman for Treasury Secretary. ==> Steve Landsburg disagrees with David R. Henderson’s (limited) defense of the recent budget deal.

A Ghost From Landsburg Past

It looks like Steve Landsburg and I will have this disagreement as an annual tradition now. He re-posted his thoughts on Ebenezer Scrooge, which include this line of argument: In this whole world, there is nobody more generous than the miser—the man who could deplete the world’s resources but chooses not to. The only difference […]