The Political Economy of Bob Dylan
“So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late.” (Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower, 1967)
Mises Wire
The Costs and Benefits of Ethanol
Here’s a back-of-the-envelope calculation on how much the mandate to require ethanol in motor fuel costs consumers, and benefits farmers.
A Thank You to My Students
I was deeply honored--and completely surprised--to have this handsomely produced Festschrift presented to me at the Austrian Economics Research Conference last week.
Walter Block Debates Bill Quigley on Minimum Wages
The Loyola economics club hosted a debate between economics professor Walter Block and law professor Bill Quigley on the minimum wage. The debate was held on 2/24/15.
Hazlitt and the Oil Bust
The weak dollar was a subsidy for the oil industry, but as Hazlitt noted, they make “the industries in which we are comparatively inefficient larger, and the industries in which we are comparatively efficient smaller.”
The ECB Is Saving the Dollar
There are many risks to the dollar out there, but a more valuable euro isn't one of them.
Judge Denson’s A Century of War in German Translation
John Denson's A Century of War has appeared in German translation and has sold 4,000 copies.
Iceland Drops Bid to Join EU
The BBC reports the government of Iceland has announced it is no longer seeking EU membership for the North Atlantic state.
