Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars
Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars, by copyright lawyer William Patry (see his related blog), was just released.
August Winner
The facebook bomb is going amazingly well, the LvMI facebook page acquired an additional 1,400 fans!
The contest has generated a great response too; numerous fans are making great contributions in the discussions tab. As promised, a Top Discussion and Top Contributor have been chosen. Congratulations to August’s Top Contributor, Derek Blain.
Imagine This as Kennedy’s Last Speech
“Good evening. Some of us come to the ends of our roads unexpectedly. Others of us receive a final blessing; we’re told we have a few months to put our affairs in order.
“I’ve made plenty of mistakes; I’m deeply sorry for them. But I got to thinking, is there one last thing I should still do to help the country that has done so much for me and my family? I think there is.
“I’ve been working with a few members of the lower house. Tomorrow they’ll introduce on my behalf a bill we call the Economic Freedom and Prosperity Restoration Act.
Congress Makes It Illegal for Teens to Work
Then everyone is mystified by record highs in teen unemployment. The NYT has a passing reference to the minimum wage. One sentence. But the thought is a attributed to the American Enterprise Institute, which, everyone knows, is nothing but a lackey of the capitalist exploiting class where everyone is paid to say nice things about capitalism.
Anatomy of an Economic Ignoramus
We all encounter more than our share of foolish blog posts. Most of the time you simply have to let them be. You could spend the rest of your life correcting drones and automatons who will never have an original or unconventional thought no matter how much you prod them. Their seventh-grade teacher, who was also the track coach, taught them what they know, and they’re sticking to it.
Once in a while, though, for your own sake and for the sake of readers who suspect the post is all wrong but aren’t quite sure why, you let loose with a full-blown response.
Did Small Government Cause Our Current Problems?
This faith in the regulators is touching, to be sure, but it is also extremely naïve. We now have miles of regulations on the books and legions of regulators at work in scores of government agencies.
Keynesianism Loves the Total State
J.M. Keynes’s Famous Foreword to the 1936 German Edition of the General Theory
Historians write about economics with a fearful and trembling hand, but economists brashly and cheerfully tackle historical enterprises as if they enjoyed some special commissioned prerogative. What follows this brief introductory material is not an expository essay but a document for all to examine: economists, historians, and the general reader alike.
State Interference
I desire, in this paper, to give an explanation and justification of extreme prejudice against State interference, and I wish to begin with a statement from history of the effect upon the individual of various forms of the State.
Something to Chew On
I’m no Crunchy Con, but I confess to being sympathetic to the organic food movement in the United States. Although I do not always buy organic, I am glad that the market caters to the segment of the population that does. Locally-grown and otherwise farm fresh meat, vegetables, milk, and eggs often taste better and are healthier than the output of the mega-farm operations in other parts of the country, although you pay a premium for them.
Paul Krugman’s Identity Crisis
In 2009, Krugman stated that “deficits saved the world.” However, in 2003, when Alan Greenspan and the Bush administration were destroying this country’s balance sheet, Krugman was scared to death about inflation.
