Austrian Addiction

Dan D'Amico on proportionate punishment, free market prisons, criminal justice, Austrian economics and much more.

May 2009 - Posts

Caplan on culture
A great post on modernity: The total volume is so massive we couldn't consume that top 10% if we tried with all our might... Friedman's problem is that he ignores the countervailing effects of population and wealth. Lots of creative people serving...
Environmental end of days
Art Carden at Division of Labor has a great post today on the widespread acceptance of inevitable environmental catastrophe. a public school teacher in our congregation had been encouraged by the School Board to highlight the "fact" that overpopulation...
A partial answer to my Caplan question but not from Bryan
A while back I posted this question about the political implications of people who believe in an "end of days scenario." Today I found this interesting post at Offsetting Behavior. CHRISTOPHER CROWE, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Abstract...