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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 […]

Right-Wing Revisionism

You remember that part in the Declaration of Independence that says “Union Forever!” and that pokes fun at the people whining about government tyranny? Oh wait, that’s a tweet from a Heritage Foundation lady mocking Tom Woods.

While We Were Sleeping…

…someone emailed me to say that the KrugmanDebate pledge total is over $104,000! It may have been due to the heroic efforts of Tom Woods when he was guest-hosting Peter Schiff’s show. (I always picture Tom watching me and thinking, “Bob reminds me a lot of myself, when I was less famous.”) So you make […]

Humorous Interlude

From a recent Tom Woods post: “Who will build the roads?” is the question that belongs at the top of every libertarian drinking game. If we didn’t have forced labor, the argument runs, there would be no roads. There’d be a Sears store over there, and your house over here, and everyone involved would just […]

Why Aren’t There More Libertarian Girls?

Oh wow, this issue is exploding. Tom Woods expresses his feelings, and Bryan Caplan weighs in. In case you haven’t seen it, this is the video that annoyed Steve Horwitz and Sarah Skwire: I am going to offer some quick thoughts. But first, a disclaimer: I am not going to keep writing “in general” or […]

Potpourri

==> I want to call your attention to a major UPDATE I made to my response to DeLong/Krugman, inspired by Nick Rowe’s thoughts on macroeconomic disputes. ==> Justin Merrill makes some good points about Cantillon Effects. One thing I had meant to mention myself: The people objecting to the “simplistic” Austrian critiques love to say, […]

Tom Woods Says Secession Is as American as Star Wars

A lot of people have been pooh-poohing the role of secession in the American political/legal framework. Tom Woods certainly argues that the states retained the ability to leave the Union. (He also picked up on my John Wilkes Booth line.) Discuss.

Tom Woods Takes Chicago By Storm

I have never heard Tom get as giddy about liberty as he does about Jethro Tull in the beginning of this clip: Also Tom has some very nice remarks about the Murphy-Krugman Debate midway through. If you’ve never heard Tom talk about his naughty teen years, you might want to watch this one. He broke […]