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Technology Eats Lawyers
Back in 1900 over 40 percent of the America’s workforce was employed in agriculture.
Are markets (and other social phenomena) really “spontaneous”?
I have misgivings about the term. ”Spontaneous” can mean “impulsive” (as in “he spontaneously started dancing”), which is obviously unsuitable.
Pirates and Hayek
I appreciate everyone’s comments on my intro to my “Capitalism and Socialism” course
The Fed Extends and Pretends
Real estate mogul Sam Zell appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box yesterday morni
Am I Being Too Kind to Marx?
I teach a course called “Classical and Marxian Political Economy.” We’re currently reading Adam Smith, and I made a reference to
Trade is Made of Win, Part 1
The Institute for Humane Studies is putting together (and beta-testing) a series of short videos on basic principles of economics and the classical
Feeling Down? Outsource!
Whenever I’m feeling blue about domestic politics – there is plenty about which to despair – something great happens that reminds me of the long-te