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An Interesting Economics Blog…
TheMoneyIllusion Monetary economics is always (ok, almost always) interesting, and especially now. This blog seems thoughtful and stimulating, if not in the way the pols would prefer.
Twenty Myths About Markets, Now in Swahili
My essay on “Twenty Myths About Markets” (given as a paper at the Mont Pelerin meeting in Nairobi) has now been translated and published in Swahili. I’m really pleased to…
Such Good News from Pakistan
I chatted by gmail chat on Monday with Dr. Khalil Ahmad of the Alternate Solutions Institute in Lahore to ask for his evaluation of recent events and to offer my…
Time to Declare Victory and End the Drug Wars
The Economist: “How to stop the drug wars” Comparing wicked and destructive policies of states is not easy to do. But of all the terrible policies of governments, prohibition of…
Don’t Miss It…..”Economic Crisis, War, and the Rise of the State” July 26-31, near San Diego, California
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Another Side of Illegality
As a general rule, a large informal sector is a sign of poor governance. (I used to hear people say, “Oh, those people understand capitalism so well. I went to…
Realizing Freedom
I’m turning in the corrections to the galley proofs of Realizing Freedom today. I hope it will advance both the understanding of and the cause of liberty, not to mention…
Boudreaux and Miron on Banks
Don Boudreaux in USA Today: “Keep the banks private” Jeffrey Miron in the New York Times: “The Receivership Option“
I wonder what this means…
The Economist: “Atlas felt a sense of déjà vu” Is this a case of people buying copies for their friends, or do people somehow know what to buy when things…