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Post-tsunami radio clip of Jerry Taylor/Cato discussing the past and future of US nuclear power

In the wake of the troubles at TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plants, on March 18, 2011, Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute discussed the past and future of U.S. nuclear power on WOR's The John Gambling Show. I note that Taylor has really only...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Wed, Apr 6 2011

Why The Austrian School Needed George W. Bush to Bailout Wall St.

No, it was not to save the global economy, nor was it that the leader of the free world was needed to save the free market. Most average Americans can cite a common phrase or paragraph on who they blame for the current financial crisis, less are able...

Posted to Brandon Barrios by Brandon Barrios on Fri, May 14 2010

Filed under: wall st. bailouts, bush bailouts, austrian economics, keynesian, obama bailouts

The Racket and the Cult

As I argued in my post The Sword and the Lie , the state is a symbiosis of violent criminals (the sword) and propagandizing intellectuals (the lie). The sword needs the lie. Rulers always outnumber the ruled, so a reign predicated on bald criminality...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Sat, Jun 20 2009

Filed under: History, Political Philosophy

Yet another Federal "bailout" in the works

The Federal government is about to stage yet another “bail-out” of a business which is “too important to fail.” This time the target will be Detroit's Big Three automakers, beginning with General Motors. We are hearing the...

Posted to Ron Morley's Freedom Blog by Ronald D. Morley on Wed, Nov 12 2008

Filed under: politics, Federal bailout, unconstitutional, economics

Imagine

I often think how unimaginative statists are. When confronted with an argument against government services, or government itself, statists will at some point respond with a fallacy of a false choice. "Well if the government won't provide X, what...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Thu, Apr 2 2009

Filed under: henry hazlitt, imagination, faustino ballve

More dialogue on "Rethinking IP": does property arise because it helps people in societies to solve problems, or because thinkers come up with "principles"?

Further to my previous post ( Rethinking "Rethinking IP", or, if we step away from statism, will societies not find ways to protect ideas? ), allow me to note here some conversations from the comment thread to Stephan Kinsella 's Rethinking...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Thu, Feb 24 2011

Rechazando ser contados

Por Vijay Boyapati. (Publicado el 17 de junio de 2010) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/4464 . Volvía a casa de un viaje de compras hace unas pocas semanas cuando encontré...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Fri, Jun 18 2010

Filed under: libertarismo, Vijay Boyapati, censo

Shikha Dalmia of Reason Foundation doesn't feel sorry for TEPCO

Shikha Dalmia , senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, had a perceptive essay out last week that draws attention to the perverse role of government-provided incentives in Japan's nuclear power industry. ( Dalmia is columnist at Forbes , writes...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Wed, Mar 30 2011

The Catholic Church's small problem with institutionalized moral hazard

Power and a lack of accountability: just where might they lead? See Maureen Dowd's June 4th column, An Archbishop Burns While Rome Fiddles . No, of course this is not at all related to the issue of moral hazard in state-created corporations , particularly...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Sun, Jun 5 2011

Menger on Wealth and Prosperity

This post is part of a series exploring Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. The following explores content from chapter 2 . Previously in this series: Menger and the Teleological Nature of Economics The following are Menger's main points in his...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Fri, Jun 19 2009

Filed under: Carl Menger, Economics

Do compact fluorescent lights really save energy?

Earlier this month, Congress passed a law which will essentially force the public to switch to compact fluorescent lights. (CFLs) Environmentalists and light bulb makers joined forces to boost power and profits, and perhaps sue the competition out of...

Posted to Radical Idealism by David V on Thu, Jan 17 2008

Filed under: environmentalism, statism

Final Post

I have been very frustrated by the site behavior at Mises.org. It is perhaps the best site on the web as a result of its enormous content. Unfortunately, I can no longer post on this site because of the inability to cut and paste from my site. It is not...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sun, May 2 2010

Filed under: site problems

“不”的音变

“不”的音变 "No" sound change Generally speaking, the word ’ No ’ would have no other pronunciation except the pronunciation b ù , that is, No ’ s basic tone is 去声 . Now look at the following cases: 1. When singly...

Posted to sinocenter by sinocenter on Wed, Sep 16 2009

Free Healthcare = Shortages & Rationing

The other day my wife and I were in the supermarket. I walked over to the soup aisle to buy my favorite Campbell's soup. Unfortunately, I arrived to an empty shelf. All of the other soups were there except my favorite. Why? It was on sale. The shelf...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Thu, Feb 21 2008

Filed under: healthcare

El mundo rothbardiano de las subastas en línea

Por Jim Fedako. (Publicado el 8 de julio de 2011) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí http://mises.org/daily/5424 . En nuestro mundo de leyes y regulaciones intervencionistas, he encontrado una isla rothbardiana...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Mon, Jul 11 2011

Filed under: Jim Fedako, subastas