by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. A U.S. president has attacked another country, so it’s time for the scam artists to pull out their fake constitutional arguments in support of our dear leader. Not all of them are doing so, to be sure – in fact,… Read More
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Murphy Replies to Krugman
A preview of the Great Debate ? See Bob’s fantastic piece .
People Who Deserve to Be Better Known
Given the nitwits we must endure on our TV networks and in the rest of the media, it’s doubly outrageous when genuinely talented and smart people do not receive the recognition and exposure they deserve. And say what you will about left-liberals and neoconservatives, but… Read More
Early Feedback on Rollback
My new book, Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse , is slated for release on February 7. Dan McCarthy, editor of The American Conservative , wrote to say, “Rollback is phenomenal, by the way: not only is it up to your usual standards of eloquence and argument, but the sheer amount of new data… Read More
My Nullification Course Starts Next Week
Tuesday, November 16, will be the first session of my four-week online course on the history and theory of state nullification. The course will be delivered via the Mises Academy, the Mises’ Institute’s portal for online instruction. It will cover the historical, constitutional, and moral… Read More
Hey, Bob Murphy: This One’s For You
Just to keep Bob’s energy levels up for his debate with Paul Krugman (click on the link if you don’t know what I’m talking about), here’s Krugman on Hayek: “If one asks what substantive contributions he made to our understanding of how the world works, one is left at… Read More
John Dvorak and Nullification
John Dvorak writes: “Thanks for the show plug Thomas. “Once we brought the subject up it got a lot of attention and debate. It’s interesting to hear from the befuddled public when confronted by the Nullification history and the 10th Amendment movement. Many begin confrontation with the bogus ‘Federal… Read More
Attorney General Candidate Reads From Nullification
Here’s the video of Martha Dean, GOP candidate for attorney general of Connecticut, in a debate with her Democratic opponent earlier this week. The nullification discussion runs from about the 20-minute mark to the 28-minute mark. She begins reading from the book just after 23:30.
Connecticut AG Candidate: I Favor Nullification
Martha Dean, the Republican nominee for attorney general in Connecticut, repeated her support for state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws in last night’s debate. She opened up my book Nullification and quoted from Jonathan Trumbull, the nineteenth-century Connecticut governor who declared: “Whenever our national legislature is… Read More
On Chris Ferrara
Most of the time I ignore my critics and continue pumping out articles, books, and speeches. This, wise friends have long told me, is the best reply of all. I am making an exception here, simply because I have never in my career encountered anyone… Read More