People in Poland were asking me about Ron Paul even in December 2007, when I did an eleven-venue tour there. (I’m traveling and under the circumstances can’t crop the bottom of the photo.)
Archives for July 2012
Economist Sings ‘Twist and Shout’
Someone captured Bob Murphy ‘s performance of “Twist and Shout,” alongside Fly by Radio , at the concert that took place several days ago during Mises U week. Unfortunately, it was captured on a smartphone and does not fully do Bob justice — he impressed even the non-Mises people there — but… Read More
Paul Krugman’s Life About to Get Difficult
Some of you know about Bob Murphy’s debate challenge. If you don’t — and heck, even if you do — visit KrugmanDebate.com . Make sure you understand the specifics before saying, “Krugman will never do it.” Murphy has made it hard for Krugman to say no,… Read More
Defeat the Facebook Algorithm
Facebook uses an algorithm to decide whether it thinks you want to see certain posts. In my view it does not do such a good job. To see all my posts on Facebook (and I think I keep things fairly lively!), bypass the whole thing by downloading the Woods app .… Read More
Walter Block on the Ron Paul Phenomenon
The Economic Downturn: Non-Krugman Version
The Bubble, our forthcoming documentary on the financial crisis and the housing boom and bust, provided the occasion for a very well attended panel at FreedomFest earlier this month. On the panel were Peter Schiff, Doug Casey, Gene Epstein (Barron’s), and David Tice (Prudent Bear).… Read More
Woods vs. Block: The Video
Someone made a YouTube of the Woods/Block match from earlier this week.
Conservatives and the Elephant in the Living Room
One of my pet peeves is the conservative who lectures us on the “limits” of markets and looks with a self-satisfied and condescending shake of the head upon the stupid rubes he must endure who persist in supporting the market all the same. Why, haven’t… Read More
TNR: Obama’s Foreign Policy Super, Like H.W. Bush’s
Dan McCarthy of The American Conservative writes: Jonathan Rauch wants to make the case that Barack Obama’s foreign policy is in the old Republican mold of, say, George H.W. Bush. Yet key points Rauch argues actually place Obama closer to the other Bush. Obama can as much take credit for “ending two… Read More
Streaming Live Today
I’m speaking at the Mises University program at 5pm ET/4pm CT today. You can watch live . And/or there’s my nice little Mises page , filled with knowledge and goodness.
