The Shape of the Future….
BBC: “Chavez sends army to rice plants” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the army to take control of all rice processing plants in the country. Mr Chavez accused some…
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Now Available for Pre-Ordering…..
Realizing Freedom: Libertarian Theory, History, and Practice, by yours truly…at a whopping 34% discount off of the cover price. The official release date is June 23. (Note: the Amazon description…
The Horror….
CNN: “U.S. to control up to 36% of Citi” The United States has become France. Not the Soviet Union. Not the People’s Republic of China. Not Venezuela. But France, in…
Benefits and Costs
Every government program benefits someone…or it’s unlikely it would be proposed or exist. The question not generally discussed is, does it generate net benefits. This discussion (“Gov. Bobby Jindal’s volcano…
What Are You Thinking Now?
Seaborne&Roach Ep5: Taxes and Chicken
My Interview with “Expert,” the Russian Business and Economics Magazine, on Various Matters, Notably the World Financial Crisis: “Don’t Treat a Hangover with Vodka”
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Policy Uncertainty Depresses Investment
The “economic experts” in Congress, the White House, and the bureaucracy have been rushing hither and yon with inconsistent and incoherent policies, hugely differing estimates of the amount of the…
Students for Liberty Conference
I’ll be speaking on a panel tomorrow with two serious thinkers, John Hasnas and Bradley Thompson, on the “Foundations of Liberty” at the 2009 Students for Liberty conference. (I’m off…
Follow the “Stimulus” Dollars
Here’s the official account: “Recovery.gov” Here’s the accurate one: