The FBI suffered another debacle on Friday when an Orlando jury returned a not guilty verdict for the widow of Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people and wounded 53 in his attack on Orlando’s Pulse nightclub in June 2016. The biggest terrorism case of the year collapsed largely thanks to FBI misconduct and deceit.
[Full issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 20, no. 4 (2017)
[Full issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 20, no. 4 (2017)]
The 1990s and early 2000s saw the rise of a new form of online-only marketplace. Companies like Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist became household words by providing familiar services from the convenience of a computer monitor. In 2004, Backpage.com joined the online advertising market; as of 2011, it trailed only Craigslist in connecting sellers with interested buyers.
[Full issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 20, no. 4 (2017)]
The first volume of a new book series on Austrian economics edited by associated scholar Per Bylund and published by the British academic publisher Agenda Publishing is now available: associated scholar Mateusz Machaj‘s Capitalism, Socialism, and Private
Greater London and New York City have similar population sizes at around 8.6 million. And now, for the first time, homicides in London are on a par with those in New York City.
[Full Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 20, no. 4 (2017)]
ABSTRACT: I comment on the controversy around Garrison’s secular growth, with special emphasis on Murphy’s contribution in this issue. I also argue that further research on this area should focus on formally connecting Garrison’s model with neoclassical growth theory.
