The Immorality Of Government Bonds
I thought about adding some commentary to this but I've decided against it because it truly stands better on its own. Chodorov perfectly captures the economic and moral concerns I've had with the...
View ArticleWas Robert Wenzel's Cabbie An Egyptian?
Some great weekend gold humor via Egypt on ZeroHedge.com today:After a week ago we learned that the central bank of Tunisia had parted with 23% of its gold stash courtesy of now deposed president who...
View ArticleIs The Internet A Suitable Security Blanket?
Over at ZeroHedge, Tyler Durden (via HuffPo) is carrying allegations that the authorities in Egypt have "shut off the internet" in that country ahead of coming mass protests. Reports by various...
View ArticleBook Review: F Wall Street
In today's age of renewed interest in, nay, obsession with, momentum-based quantitative investment strategies, Joe Ponzio's "F Wall Street" is like a breath of fresh air. Ponzio, an adherent of...
View ArticleHow Truly Revolutionary Is The Revolution In Egypt?
Gary North is out with a new piece today on the implications of the situation in Egypt. I liked his comments on "legitimacy" the most:What is at stake is government legitimacy. When it becomes obvious...
View ArticleTwo Intellectual Heavyweights Body Slam The MIT Economics Establishment
EPJ's own Dear Leader, Robert Wenzel, recently remarked upon what happens when economists go stupid. Now, Minnesota financial blogger Eric Falkenstein has weighed in on the matter and it appears he's...
View ArticleMubarak: "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish!"
A good read over at the blog of Pater Tenenbrarum, pseudonymous "blogfather" to Mike Shedlock, on the latest capers in Egypt:One day later – poof! – no more Mubarak. He's gone - and with him, his loot....
View ArticleCracking The Oil Debate: What To Do With The SPR?
Social unrest in the Middle East is leading to increased uncertainty in foreign oil and energy markets, with the result being renewed discussions about whether or not this is the appropriate time to...
View ArticleWhat Can I Do? The Eternal Libertarian Dilemma, Solved
So you've just finished explaining the moral tenets and economic principles of the libertarian social framework to your best friend, coworker, family member, fellow protest attendee, grocery clerk,...
View ArticleMish's Libertarian Economic Model Proves Friends Can Be More Dangerous Than...
In attempting to dismantle the confused claims of one of his readers concerning "libertarian economics", blogger Mike "Mish" Shedlock ends up doing damage of his own to the logic of sound economic and...
View ArticleWhat I Learned About The Oath Keepers' Founder Stewart Rhodes Last Night
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers organization, spoke at a local Knights of Columbus hall in Dallas last night about his organization and its mission. I found out about the event through...
View ArticleWhy There Will Be More Flash Crashes
Because traders have suffered "post-traumatic stress disorder" from previous episodes and the trauma of these incidents creates a feeling of personal insecurity and emotional vulnerability which can...
View ArticleChina Leads The Way In Promoting Physical Fitness Amongst Its Citizens
I just found this disclosure in the most recent 20-F filing for Chinese MMORPG game-maker Perfect World (PWRD):Under the anti-fatigue system, three hours or less of continuous play is defined...
View ArticleWhat Did Kids Think Of Bin Laden's Reported Death?
Basically the same range of opinions exhibited by various "adults," which is somewhat frightening in and of itself.
View ArticleCATO Institute Believes Freedom Comes In The Form Of Government Vouchers
This video from the CATO Institute supports Paul Ryan's Medicare voucher contraption.It claims it will solve "both of the big problems created by Medicare", namely:it would protect taxpayers by putting...
View ArticleHow To Get Paid To Do Nothing
Consider this a public service announcement.Recent economic events have led a great number of people in this country to be fearful about their individual financial circumstances. Job losses, real and...
View ArticleShould Anarchists Vote? A Response To Tom Woods
Over on LRC, the esteemed Tom Woods recently put together the following arguments with regards to why he believes anarchists (those who understand that a voluntary, private property society is most...
View ArticleHow To Get Paid To Do Nothing, Part 2: The Easy Billionaire
This is so funny. It's like my original post, only better. I only wish I had thought to write it up myself because I've often shared these specific sentiments with others but never bothered to blog...
View ArticleThe WSJ Is In Bed With The Crazies
Don't believe me? In a new op-ed, Nassir Ghaemi argues "In times of crisis, mentally ill leaders can see what others don't":When times are good and the ship of state only needs to sail straight,...
View ArticleSecrets Of The Mises Institute
I visited the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, AL for the first time last weekend (July 26-29) along with some friends of mine from the Society of Libertarian Entrepreneurs. I met a number of...
View ArticleBill Gates: When Good Intentions Meet Total Cluelessness
Bill Gates and his charitable foundation have been working to reform the public education system for years now. The result? Utter failure and a hint of despair (WSJ): "It's been about a decade of...
View ArticleHow Do You Define Libertarianism?
I've often debated with people on the idea of whether libertarianism (or any other -ism, "movement", category, etc.) should be a Big Tent or a Little Tent. Obviously, the Tent gets bigger the broader...
View ArticleThank Zeus For Government Food Inspectors
Without them, we'd all be eating radiation-contaminated beef products (WSJ):Within days of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japanese food inspectors were spot-checking meat from the...
View ArticleHas Patri Friedman Never Heard Of Pirates?
A friend from the Mises Institute in Finland recently contacted me to ask if he could translate the SOLE "Be The Hero" video into Finnish. Of course that was fine and he e-mailed me back to tell me the...
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