Obamacare, Stimulus, and Other Disasters
Readers stirred to anger by the simpleminded statism of Paul Krugman will be delighted by Lott’s demolition of some of his claims.
The Era of Militant Statism
[Part 3 of “In the Shadow of Dr. Lueger,” Independent Review, 2013. Click here for Part 1 and click here for Part 2.]
The Need for General Rules
[Excerpted from The Foundations of Morality by Henry Hazlitt.]
Rothbard’s Solution for Detroit
You may have recently seen Patrick Barron’s solution for Detroit’s problems here. Now Mark Spitznagel has issued his own recommendations which are based on the writings of Murray Rothbard
A Central Banker with Austrian Instincts
Raghu Rajan is a very good neoclassical economist who has made important contributions to banking, finance, the theory of the firm, corporate governance, economic development, and other fields. He is also taking over as head of India’s central bank.
Infrastructure Boondoggles: No Path to Recovery
“Obama’s false history of public investment”
A don’t miss is Larry Schweikart and Burton Folsom in today’s Wall Street Journal. These are two excellent economic historians whose works I frequently used during my teaching days, especially for the economic history of the U. S.
Highlights:
“Entrepreneurs built our roads, rails and canals far better than government did.”
The conclusion:
The Significance of the Austrian School
A short “take” from LibertarianChistians.com on the significance of the Austrian school of economics. It provides a quick overview of Austrian economics and how it differs from mainstream economics.
Government Proposes in Effect to Put Itself in Charge of Apple Pricing
This is yet another illustration of why the US economy is in such deep trouble.
Four Centuries of Surveillance: From Privy Councils to FISA Courts
As the song says, “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
Top Hackers Value Anonymity--So They Pay Cash
DEF CON is the premier annual convention of the hardcore hacking community. It began yesterday and runs until August 4 and is being held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. One of the popular events at DEF CON is a game that is similar to “capture the flag” in which contestants vie to mine information from the websites of large companies like AT&T, Fed Ex, and Target as well as profiles on LinkedIn.
