Congratulations to the winners of the article prizes awarded at last week’s Austrian Scholars Conference. The O.P. Alford III Prize in Libertarian Scholarship went to Thorsten Polleit and Jonathan Mariano, “ Credit Default Swaps from the Viewpoint of Libertarian Property Rights and Contract Theory ,” and the Lawrence W. Fertig Prize in Austrian Economics to Malavika Nair, “ Money or Money Substitutes? Implications of Selgin’s Small Change Challenge… Read More
Archives for March 2012
Leon Panetta, Propagandist
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was asked last week about whether Obama intended to consult Congress before committing to future military action; Panetta hemmed and hawed about how they would of course inform Congress after the fact of what they had done. Nice answer. It gets… Read More
The Internet Makes Things Happen, If You Use It
This entrepreneur knows it. His ad has had nearly three million views in one week. (Slightly crude here and there — just warning people with kids in the room, so I don’t get angry emails.)
Ask Questions of Cool People, Live
Tomorrow night be sure to tune in to the live video Q&A at LibertyChat.com , where you’ll get to ask questions of a bunch of interesting people, including Ben Swann, the WXIX newsman whose Ron Paul commentaries everyone loves, and then later Walter Block, economics professor… Read More
The Ron Paul Pyramid of Greatness
Thanks to Dr. Squirrel for this. Click to enlarge.
One of My Favorite People in the World
Is Gerard Casey , professor of philosophy at University College, Dublin, and erstwhile philosophy department chairman. I get to see him once a year at the Austrian Scholars Conference at the Mises Institute . His is the kind of mind that can make mincemeat of contrary arguments, but his… Read More
Neocon War Propaganda
Eric Margolis , David Henderson , and Pat Buchanan reply.
Jim Grant: Capitalism Worth a Try
Courtesy of Zerohedge , here’s the great Jim Grant (Ron Paul’s choice for Fed chairman) on CNBC.
Figuring Out What the Constitution Means
I review Brion McClanahan’s book The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitutio n over at The American Conservative. Have a look .
Respected Christian Conservative: Iran War Would Be Unjust
Robert C. Koons, a professor of philosophy at UT Austin who is well respected among Christian conservatives, lays out the case against war with Iran. Read “ Just War and the Iran Crisis .”