September 2008 - Posts
Not only a great crash course in recent financial regulatory history, not only a sound presentation of the insights of constitutional political economy, but also an enjoyable read digestible to the everyman. A great thanks to Steve, for producing such...
Yesterday at Austrian Economists , Pete was puzzled how the political rhetoric behind the financial crisis managed to wind its way around the topic of executive rewards. Some people were using the platform to voice concerns about wealth, greed and inequality...
Though I would expect that one of the benefits of economic freedom and prosperity was safety and security in person and property. There is little to no observable correlation between crime rates and economic freedom. If there was we could have an argument...
It seems the financial crises has struck a chord with economists both near and far. The following was one of my comments from The Austrian Economists: I like to begin a lot my classes by explaining that economics is not all about boring GDP, interest...
Whenever I come across a website or online article worth reading I bookmark it. Doing some spring cleaning today and want to delete these from my sidebar but not loose track of them forever. They're obviously relevant here: 1. James Wilson at Volokh...
Alex Tabarrok thought they should about a week ago because the costs of warfare in terms of economics and liberty are both so great and often under-estimated. This is an argument I find convincing, but now I'm not so sure. In recent comments about...
If a hurricane hits your neighborhood dead on then your top concern is probably your house and furniture (other precious items can be taken along in an evacuation). But when the hurricane doesn't do much pervasive damage, the priorities and burdens...
I started this topic a long while ago , but admittedly failed to live up to my hopes. Well here's another one. You know those pills or goo you put on your dog to protect them from fleas, well apparently they also protect from mosquito bites. As I've...
Cracked has a list of real life vigilantes up past and present. Read More...
Lott points to a recent phenomenon where gun lovers are buying up now to avoid costly regulation later. "We call it the Obama factor. People are very concerned that if a Democrat is elected they will see more restrictions on handguns and assault...
A brief but good comment by friend Art Carden. Prison is not the answer. In a recent set of lectures given on behalf of the Institute for Humane Studies, Georgetown University legal scholar John Hasnas argued in favor of restitution as opposed to incarceration...