An annual survey of CEOs returns this list : 1. Winston Churchill 2. Steve Jobs 3. Mahatma Gandhi 4. Nelson Mandela 5. Jack Welch 6. Abraham Lincoln 7. Margaret Thatcher 8. Ronald Reagan 9. John F. Kennedy 10. Napoleon Bonaparte All conventional and safe, of course, the traditional boilerplate we would expect from CEOs — and,… Read More
Intern Sought for ‘The Bubble’ Film
Producers seek an intern for The Bubble , a documentary based on Meltdown , my book on the financial crisis. Director Jimmy Morrison writes, “The intern will receive an Associate Producer credit in the film. The intern, if a student, can earn college credit as well. I will… Read More
Couple Sentenced on Marijuana Charge After Son Turns Them In
Children turning in their parents were officially cheered by the Soviet regime, but even Stalin had enough sense to call one such kid “a little pig” privately. Here’s what happened to a couple in Pennsylvania .
My Book on Catholic Liturgy
Sacred Then and Sacred Now: The Return of the Old Latin Mass has been hard to find for the past year or so, at least at a reasonable price. I just received a new shipment of them. They are available signed, personalized, and shipped for $15… Read More
12 Startups Helping to Solve Annoying Problems
These are First World problems, to be sure. But how about an app that can lock and unlock your front door, a device that can charge your various devices wirelessly, an alarm clock that wakes up only one person, and other things of a similar… Read More
Rand Paul to Outline ‘Constitutional Conservative’ Foreign Policy
In a speech at the Heritage Foundation next Wednesday. According to the invitation, “At this lecture, Senator Rand Paul will discuss his vision of a foreign policy that respects the plain language of our Constitution, the legal powers of Congress and the important role of a strong presidency. It will… Read More
In Case You Missed It: Our Live Austrian Economics Q&A
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Anonymous Hacks DoJ Site in Honor of Aaron Swartz
He replaced the homepage with a video denouncing the federal government for its treatment of Swartz.
Editorial: President and Congress Should Blame Themselves for Nullification Movement
Very rare to read an editorial about nullification that isn’t full of historical nonsense and nationalistic propaganda. This editorial in the Augusta Chronicle isn’t exactly sympathetic, but it makes the point that people feel the need to resist in direct proportion to the extent they are wronged. So stop wronging… Read More
For Olympic Stadiums, a Sad Life When the Cheering Stops
A pictorial essay about the long-run fate of these government public-works projects.