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Steve Landsburg and I Disagree About Politics

Steve thinks that Hillary Clinton should pick Jeb Bush as her VP, and that in so doing she would win in a landslide. I said in a comment: “I think if Hillary and Jeb were on the same ticket, Trump would quite plausibly tell people, “See folks? There’s no Dem vs. Rep. It’s the elites […]

George Will Comes to His Senses

…and leaves the GOP. But, not to be a sore winner here, I don’t think one of his reasons makes sense. According to the press accounts, one of the last straws for Will was Trump’s “racist” comments about the “Mexican” judge who couldn’t be fair in his trial, because of Trump’s policies/remarks about Mexicans. OK, […]

Potpourri

==> Carlos and I discuss the mechanics of whole life insurance policy loans, and in particular some of the intricacies in how Nelson Nash describes being an “honest banker” with your IBC system. ==> In 1958 Mises gave lectures in Argentina. This one concerns migration barriers and the flow of capital. Very relevant. ==> I […]

People Blogging About Trump

I thought these were all interesting observations. STANDARD DISCLAIMER WHENEVER I BLOG ABOUT TRUMP: I do not like the guy, I am not voting for him (or anyone else). But much of the commentary about him has been nonsensical, and the followings bloggers (like me) don’t like the guy either, but are pointing out oddities […]

Murphy Twin Spin

==> Hey, every Contra Krugman episode is a thing of beauty, but I really liked this most recent one, where we take on Krugman talking about Trump talking about a Treasury default. ==> And here’s the accompanying blog post I did, to show why Krugman/Yglesias in 2012 were stressing salutary mechanisms over fears of a […]

Uh Oh a Trump Administration Might Botch a Middle Eastern Invasion

Tyler Cowen linked to this (unintentionally?) hilarious Politico story: Top Republican political leaders aren’t the only ones shunning their party’s presidential nominee — a vast number of highly skilled managers and policy experts, veterans of recent GOP administrations who would normally be expected to fill key positions for a new White House, are also vowing […]

Why I Can’t Take Jonah Goldberg’s Anti-Trumpism Seriously

Scott Sumner linked with approval to this Jonah Goldberg article lamenting how ever more people are having their bodies snatched and now support Trump. Anyway, I was OK with Jonah’s piece for a while, until he had to write this: I concede that for conservatives living in swing states, this is a legitimately painful decision. […]

Scott Sumner Better Not Play “Go”

…because he apparently can’t look one move ahead. (Folks, cut me some slack. I’ve been out of town for a while and I’m sure Scott misses me.) Here’s Scott talking about Hit– I mean Donald Trump: Trump does not seem to understand how democracy works. The whole point of conventions is to deny the nomination […]