Bruce Bartlett, who’s almost twice my age, and apparently had some sort of “important” job back when I was in grade school, says I’m “living in the past” for talking about the transcontinental railroad : Ron Paul’s favorite website attacks the transcontinental railroad. Way to stay relevant, guys. http://t.co/dykGcDh2Nb — Bruce Bartlett
Mises Institute Associated Scholar (and author of The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture ) Paul Cantor writes: We’re launching a project to combine pop culture and free market economics . Next up is a discussion of HOUSE OF CARDS, and we just recorded programs on the LEGO MOVIE and GHOSTBUSTERS. Listen to the Dallas Buyers Club podcast here .
Below is an interesting discussion on foreign policy with John Mearsheimer. Among other things, Mearsheimer declares that the neoconservatives “are in real trouble,” and that Obama is a closet realist. Mearsheimer has a point. Obama may in fact be a realist. His foreign policy has certainly been less reckless, although it just goes to show how
While I’m sure the national media is sorely disappointed, the snow disaster in the southeastern United States has not turned into a scene from a post-apocalyptic movie. In fact, people are using social media to help each other out. But questions remain as to why the region was not better prepared for a snowstorm, which as every Minnesotan knows,
Venezuela and Argentina are the Greeces of South America, says this Economist article. Which may make Chile the Germany of South America, but fortunately for the Chileans, they’re not in a monetary union with Argentina. Most economies are in peril worldwide, but while Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, and even Peru, have been holding relatively steady,
City officials and the Broncos have applied for the Super Bowl to be held in Denver. The Republican Party has also applied to for Denver to host the 2016 GOP national convention. Let’s hope neither of these bids is successful. I’ve long hated this sort of boosterism practiced by chambers of commerce and economic development corporations. Behind
The Spectator reports on a new book by Andro Linklater that examines the history of landownership, and the modern break away from feudalism to ‘exclusive control of the ground.’ Where does the author come down on the issue? Well, according to The Spectator account at least, land ownership is a “selfish” system and things were kind of okay until
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