Thoughts on the Latecomer and Homesteading Ideas; or, why the very idea of “ownership” implies that only libertarian principles are justifiable
The following is an edited version of my recent post on a libertarian discussion list.
Mises Wire
Why People Walk on Stairs and Sometimes Stand on Escalators
Here is the problem, according to Steven Landsburg:
America’s Siberia
It appears that the Appalachians are about to move again. Earthquakes? Shifts in tectonic plates? Not this time.
Moral Hazard? Yes. Weimar? Not yet.
A little clarification of the confusion surrounding the recent massive central bank intervention in the markets might be in order.
The Unfolding Credit Crisis
With the collapse in the price of sub-prime mortgage backed securities and credit derivatives, the credit boom has moved into the crisis phase.
Gas coupon from 1979
Wow, this is a surprise to me: a gas coupon printed by the government in 1979, but never fin
