Dan McCarthy writes : Right now it’s fashionable to bash the right as too anti-statist and downright Randian. Francis Fukuyama hops on the bandwagon in a recent Financial Times op-ed calling for a more Hamiltonian, Theodore-Rooseveltian Republican Party. But isn’t that just what George W. Bush… Read More
Archives for August 2012
Jefferson’s 19-Year Rule
I bring this up not to endorse or criticize either Jefferson or Madison, but just as a good example of the feedback members get in the Liberty Classroom forums. Someone asked, “In a letter Jefferson wrote to Madison about the Constitution he talked about how laws should… Read More
Austrian Economists Called ‘Unscientific’
I ask Jeff Herbener about this. Here’s Jeff’s full-length, step-by-step analysis of how economics should be done, and why it’s a category mistake to apply the “scientific method” to a discipline like economics. And here’s my neat little interview with Jeff about how he went from being a mainstream economics professor… Read More
Entitlement Albatross
This video features me along with a bunch of economists.
Paul Ryan Helped Start the Tea Party with His Crummy Votes
Politico has an article called “ Paul Ryan’s Voting Record: Big-Spending Conservatism .” My favorite part is the statement by Amy Kremer, who chairs the Tea Party Express. I’ll take it apart a bit. I think that he’s somebody who’ll stand up and accept responsibility for previous actions. Translation: When he’s… Read More
Live Q&A with Woods, McClanahan, and Gutzman Tonight
Tonight is the monthly live session that supplements our downloadable courses at Liberty Classroom. This month we’re back to our U.S. historians again, with Kevin Gutzman, Brion McClanahan, and me. If you’re a member and logged in, you can join us at the Live Sessions page at 8pm… Read More
Fools Become Entrepreneurs
In the latest issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Lucas Engelhardt, a professor of economics at Kent State University, takes on one of the most common arguments against Austrian business cycle theory — namely, that entrepreneurs should become wise to the Fed’s game… Read More
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One-Stop Briefing on Paul Ryan
You won’t do better than this collection of truth-telling posts.
New Off-Topic Department
That’s it; I’ve decided I’m sharing an interesting song or two every week. I love the raw sound of early Genesis, with Peter Gabriel at the helm. Here’s Can-Utility and the Coastliners (1972):
