From yesterday’s Tom Woods Letter : Some people say a lack of jobs or insufficient government assistance accounts for why success eludes some people. What’s usually overlooked are the deeply dysfunctional attitudes and behaviors among so many of America’s poor. I’m “blaming the victim,” some will say. But when… Read More
Archives for August 2016
Ep. 707 How the Warfare State Deforms the Economy
There are all kinds of ways militarism and even the preparation for war can deform the economy, and many of these are easy to miss. I go through a bunch of them in this talk delivered at the 2016 Mises University program, hosted by the… Read More
Here’s How I’ve Helped People Starting Up Websites
I’ve helped a lot of people get blogs and websites started. I’ve given away dozens of free video tutorials to get them up and running, I’ve given away free publicity, and I’ve put links to their sites on my site. And since my site has… Read More
Ep. 706 Hillbilly Elegy: Self-Destructive Ideas and Behaviors Among the White Working Poor
J.D. Vance offers a compelling, firsthand account of life among the white working poor, and in particular among a family with roots in the Appalachia region of northern Kentucky. It’s easy to devise economic explanations for this group’s stagnation and retrogression, but a deeply ingrained… Read More
Ep. 705 What’s Right with Freedom, and What’s Wrong with the Candidates
It’s pretty thin gruel, to put it mildly, for freedom lovers in 2016, so I spent the opening talk at this year’s Mises University program (hosted by the Mises Institute ) contrasting the free society with what Trump and Clinton have to offer. Zingy stuff. Special Offer… Read More