Economic Insights


An Elegant New Case of Market Socialism

Tradable Jerk Rights.

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Talk, Talk, Talk….

I’m flying up today to Toronto to give a talk on the benefits of freedom of trade (“globalization”), organized by Seyitbek Usmanov (a stalwart libertarian from Kyrgyzstan who interned at…

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Paper on Globalization, Culture, and Enterprise

I’m presenting a paper on globalization, culture, and enterprise today at a conference on “What Should Be a Culture of Enterprise in an Age of Globalization?” that’s being held at…

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Felines and Health Care

Wolly Telling Me She Loves Me and Doesn’t Want Me to Go to the Gym* I’m an extremely rich man. I’m so rich that I could pay to get better…

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Common Sense about Elephants and Incentives

My friend Karol Boudreaux has fine piece in The Nation (of Nairobi), “Kenya: Sport Hunting Has Its Gains, Too.”

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Russian-Language Essay Contest

Cato.ru is now sponsoring an essay contest (all entries in the Russian language only) on themes raised in Johan Norberg’s excellent book, In Defense of Global Capitalism, which will be…

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“Globalization is Grrrreat!” Now in Malay

My talk “Globalization is Grrrreat!” is now available in Malay, “Globalisasi membawa kemakmuran.” It’s been translated and published by a London-based Malaysian think-tank, www.Malaysiathinktank.org.uk.

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“Globalization is Grrrreat!” Now in Malay

My talk “Globalization is Grrrreat!” is now available in Malay, “Globalisasi membawa kemakmuran.” It’s been translated and published by a London-based Malaysian think-tank, www.Malaysiathinktank.org.uk.

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Don Boudreaux on How Not to Be Fooled by Stats

From the Christian Science Monitor, “Statistics can mislead as easily as they can enlighten.”

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Private Solutions to Public Emergencies

My former colleague Jerry Brito, now a legal hot shot at the Mercatus Center, has a very good piece in today’s Wall Street Journal, “Failure to Communicate.”

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