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So you want to work for government?

So you want to work for government?

Jeffrey A. Tucker

You should read this post and thread first:

Sudha Shenoy, 1943-2008

Jeffrey A. Tucker

We are all very saddened to hear that Professor Sudha Shenoy of the University of Newcastle died yesterday (a blog notice

Cap and Trade Is Not a “Market Solution”

Robert P. Murphy

I explain here.

Lazy bums of the world unite to destroy labor markets and wreck the economy

Lazy bums of the world unite to destroy labor markets and wreck the economy

Jeffrey A. Tucker

That’s about all I can say about the idea of mandated paid family leave.

DiLorenzo on Lincoln

DiLorenzo on Lincoln

Jeffrey A. Tucker

The interview on Brian Lamb is up!

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The Useless Penny

The Useless Penny

Robert Blumen

When the metallic value of the coins exceeds their face value, an obvious arbitrage is to melt them and refine the metal.

Nock in the NYT

Nock in the NYT

Jeffrey A. Tucker

It’s nice to see

JohnTaylor

Unmasking Tyranny Again

Tags: Political Theory, Biographies, U.S. History
Gary Galles
 

One would not think someone legal historian M.J.C.

US_$20_1905_Gold_Certificate

Metals are fairly difficult to print

Tags: Gold Standard, Money and Banking, Money and Banks
Gary Galles

Two weeks ago marked the 60th anniversary of a prescient essay (pdf) promoting gold as redeemable

Back alley organ transplants

Back alley organ transplants

Tags: Interventionism, Free Markets, Health
Mark Thornton

How do you create back alley organ transplants?