Excellent news from the Liberty Fund: The best economics textbook ever written is coming back to the market!
Don Boudreaux explores the power of “no.”
Walter Williams on Discrimination and David Henderson on the Draft. This is must-see TV!
Pierre Lemieux explores “the political firm.”
Mark Perry provides some insight to American migration patterns.
Scott Sumner points us to some good news on trade for the world. His conclusion is excellent:
Unfortunately, one major country stands on the sidelines pouting while the rest of the world moves toward ever freer trade. Sad.
JMM: So much for making America great again…
Mike Munger reviews Nancy MacLean’s smear-job new book on James Buchanan and Public Choice
John McGinnis discusses what happens when government moves beyond its core functions.
Over at Cafe Hayek, Don Boudreaux reminds us of the inevitable flood of mistaken economic pronouncements following a disaster (some even made my PhD economists!).
Writing in Forbes, Tim Worstall explains why looking at GDP following a disaster fools people into thinking recovery is economic growth.
This may be a good time to remind my dear readers of Bastiat’s insights on this matter 168 years ago.
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