It’s not often that you can vote in an amateur piano competition for someone who’s both a great pianist and a great historian of economic thought. But today is your lucky day. Here’s our friend Bob Ekelund: If you’re so inclined, head over to the… Read More
I Used to Fight With Commies
Rhetorically, anyway. Here’s a funny 13-minute condensation of a talk I gave not long ago on how I got into this whole business, and on what we need to do to win.
Young Americans for Liberty, New Jersey?
Some time ago a chapter of Young Americans for Liberty somewhere in New Jersey indicated some interest in having me speak in October. But when I went to track down the group’s contact info just now, I came up empty. (Normally I have an assistant who handles scheduling, but… Read More
Join Me at Paul Festival!
My latest video. And check out PaulFestival.org .
Obama Golf
Sam Haddad writes: I am a frequent reader of your books and website and I thought I would share with you an iPhone/iPad app game I created called Obama Golf. The game follows president Obama around the world as he wastes tax dollars and causes… Read More
What Should I Name My Blog?
A reader writes: I attended the Mises University last week and loved the experience. I have long wanted to start practicing my writing skills through a blog, but never took the initiative to actually start one. After hearing your speech, I have been inspired to… Read More
The Only Prescription….
Last night I was in bed with a fever and my 9-year-old, put up to it by her mother, came in and asked if more cowbell would help.
The Glass-Steagall Myth Revisited
The so-called repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 in 1999 is sometimes blamed for the financial crisis. Glass-Steagall was not in fact repealed. Only the provision prohibiting a commercial bank and an investment bank from being controlled by the same holding company was repealed.… Read More
Tolerant and Loving Left-Liberals and Chick-Fil-A
Before noting in the comments that anyone is within his rights to boycott anything, please note that this undisputed point is already acknowledged in what follows. Here’s the always sensible Anthony Gregory on the episode: In the last two weeks, we have seen the weakness… Read More
Those Empty Seats at the Olympics
Writes Chris Westley: The British Olympic organizers restricted ticket purchases, rewarded corporate purchases but not corporate use, imposed price controls on tickets available to the public and state violence against the resulting scalpers (touts) — and are distraught and surprised over the empty seats that characterize so many of… Read More