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Tip for the avid economics student

This site that lets you buy physical copy of online public domain books is a God sent. While I doubt the moderators here will not be pleased to tell you that I'm able to get "Recent Literature on Interest" by Boehm-Bawerk for half the price...

Posted to Musings from an Economics Student by champthom on Thu, Jan 10 2008

Filed under: bohm-bawerk, store, wicksteed, books
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We acquire knowledge through various cognitive processes. We feel the breeze, we see the stars, we hear the beat. Out senses are many, and from what we gather with them, we reason our reality into existence. But with all our senses and reasoning abilities...

Posted to libertas by Libertas est Veritas on Thu, Jan 10 2008
NY Times on Bernanke's Toughness

The New York Times has an article titled For Bernanke, a Question of Toughness . Here is an excerpt: Is the Federal Reserve’s chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, too nice for the job? That’s the view of many on Wall Street, who argue that with the stock market...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Thu, Jan 10 2008

Filed under: inflation, business cycles
I hate conservatism

In the most classical definition of the word, conservatism has always stood for a defense of the status quo. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the so-called "liberal" parties were more or less interested in revolutionary change into the future...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Thu, Jan 10 2008

Filed under: War, Capitalism, Libertarianism, Economics, old right, conservatism, isolationism
Getting too much blog comment spam?

You have several options to control the amount of spam comments. Require that all or some posts be approved: Select "Global Settings", then " Advanced Post Settings " Under the "Comment Moderation" setting, you can require...

Posted to The Mises Tech Update by David V on Wed, Jan 9 2008

Filed under: spam
The Five Way Race

This falls into the day-dream category, but it's worth throwing out there. Presume the Dem race is tight, for now, and goes all the way to the convention. The GOP race goes to the convention also. Sensing weakness and opportunity, Bloomberg throws...

Posted to SaladBarBeef by SaladBarBeef on Wed, Jan 9 2008
Mises and Sapolsky

I haven't blogged in a while, because I just spent a couple (very busy) weeks in NH with Operation Live Free or Die . It was amazing to meet so many people so very dedicated to liberty as our founding fathers knew it. When I returned from NH, I found...

Posted to scottyokim by scottyokim on Wed, Jan 9 2008
Arrogance of Ron Paul's Opponents...Is it a Signal?

Mises said that, "The most that can be attained with regard to reality is probability." When it comes to electing Ron Paul as the next President, I've noticed something very interesting from many of his opponents. Many of them are saying...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Mon, Jan 7 2008

Filed under: ron paul
Online Poker - The unregulated market and government intervention

Online poker is a recent phenomenon. The first poker site was, I believe, Planet Poker which is now merely a bit player in the market. The largest market share currently is Poker Stars - market share being measured in terms actual players. This is slightly...

Posted to Meistro by Meistro on Sun, Jan 6 2008
On Human Nature

It is common for humans to be presented as being separate from and even antagonistic with nature. In particular, some radical environmentalists portray human beings as inherently waging war on mother nature, that our existance is intrinsically destructive...

Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Wed, Jan 2 2008

Filed under: Ethics, Determinism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology, Thomas Hobbes
Brilliant business plan

I have a business plan for a short-term profit: Invent an improved version of a popular commodity product and protect it with patents Lobby politicians to ban the cheap commodity version in the name of environmentalism Force consumers to upgrade to your...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Wed, Jan 2 2008
Minimum Wage Increase in California

From the Santa Cruz Sentinel : Eli Reynolds, a driver at Pizza My Heart, is about to see his pay go up. So is Catherine Yi, a waitress at Clouds restaurant in downtown Santa Cruz. The state's new minimum, takes effect today, raising pay from $7.50...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Tue, Jan 1 2008

Filed under: interventionism
Venezuela's New Currency

CNN/Money reports: Venezuela launched a new currency with the new year, lopping off three zeros from denominations in a bid to simplify finances and boost confidence in a money that has been losing value due to high inflation... "We're ending...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Tue, Jan 1 2008

Filed under: inflation
Murray Rothbard Institute Now Open In Belgium

In case you haven't heard....a Institute was opened this month in Belgium. It is therefore that the Murray Rothbard Institute will engage itself in that abstract but necessary academic debate, promoting a fundamental shift in the climate of ideas...

Posted to Man Vs. Bee by jonrobinson on Mon, Dec 31 2007
Sir Richard Branson tells strikers to find another job

This story on the BBC put a big smile on my face. 4800 cabin crew workers voted to strike next month over lower-than-normal pay levels offered by Branson's Virgin Atlantic airline. Branson put his foot down and said in a letter to his staff that he...

Posted to Cigars, Scotch and Anarchy by libertyboom on Mon, Dec 31 2007

Filed under: Virgin Atlantic, unions, Sir Richard Branson, wages, BBC, CEO, labor, management

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