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.
One of the Great Fallacies Smashed
Bob Murphy revisits the “World War II was an awesome boost for the economy” argument, and smashes it with an argument I’d never heard before. I cover the subject in my 33 Questions About American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask , by the way.) An excerpt: Even on the Keynesians’ own terms, private GDP—the… Read More
Huge Debt, Worthless Degree
Why are parents allowing their kids to do this to themselves? How clueless are they?
Secession Threatened in Massachusetts
No, Massachusetts isn’t threatening to secede (some threat, right?), but there are stirrings of secession in the neighborhood of Humarock, which is unhappy with the town of Scituate : The latest aggravation began earlier this month, when residents claim the town was heavy-handed in enforcing a ban on bonfires. “That was a full… Read More
My Chess Match with Walter Block
I beat Walter last night, so we’ve each won one game. We’ll have the championship match at next year’s Mises University program. Here’s the game for those of you who asked for it. In fairness, I should note that this particular game does not do… Read More
I Am Giving Books Away
It was this month in 1798 that the Sedition Act was passed. I thought it would be fitting, in light of that, to give away signed copies of my book Nullification to the next 20 subscribers of LibertyClassroom.com . Just send us a note with your mailing address after you join (you… Read More
