Turns out a graph of the trend in the Gini coefficient, which is often used to measure economic inequality, for the United States since 1994 is completely flat . There has been no change in individual inequality, but some change in household inequality. Here’s a post that makes sense… Read More
‘Repeal’ of Glass-Steagall Irrelevant to Financial Crisis
Although we’ve heard a great deal about how “deregulation” caused the financial crisis, specific cases of repealed legislation that would have prevented it are few and far between. The one some progressives seem to have settled on is the “repeal” of the Glass-Steagall Act of… Read More
Don’t Know What Makes Donald Fagen Cool
But there’s no denying it.
Ask an Austrian Some Questions, Get Some Answers
Need Inexpensive Surgery? Go Free Market
Check out the website of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma , which defies current practice by actually listing its prices on its website. Their prices are as low as one-fifth those of typical hospitals. Practitioners avoid government involvement in their practice as much as possible. On the welcome page… Read More
Calling All Austrians: Keynes/Hayek Debate in NYC
Nicholas Wapshott, author of the new book Keynes Hayek: The Clash that Defined Modern Economics , is hosting a debate in New York City on November 8 that will pit these two thinkers’ ideas against each other once again. The event is by registration only, and you must register by this Wednesday, November… Read More
Neocon TV Personality: Disarm the Citizenry
Has Charles Krauthammer, who tells us Ron Paul and his budget are terrible and “extreme,” revised his position on this? From “Disarm the Citizenry, But Not Yet,” Washington Post, April 5, 1996 (with thanks to J.M.): Ultimately, a civilized society must disarm its citizenry if it is to have a modicum… Read More
More Audio and Video Posted!
This morning I finished updating my Audio/Video page. There’s now a whole section devoted to my speeches and videos in defense of Ron Paul, as well as many other videos added to the various categories. Hope it’s useful to you.
Save Big on Woods Titles
Whenever Amazon lowers the price on one of my titles, it’s always back to normal by the time I post about it. Hope I can beat them this time. Right now the hardcovers of Nullification and Rollback , my two most recent books, are at $9.98 and… Read More
Herman Cain Is Making Everyone Crazy
Courtesy of Bob Wenzel , here’s the new Jon Huntsman ad (you probably need to see this first):