Perfect Villains?
Just when the lefty powers that be seemingly found their perfect villains, bailout enabled bonuses, but along comes Henry Blodget with some really inconvenient facts. The House recently passed a 90%...
View ArticleHow Do You Know You Have a Monopoly?
I read this on Paul Krugman’s blog: I’m working at home today, waiting for the Fios [fiber-optic internet] guy. Which means that I’m probably going to drop off the face of the earth for much of today....
View ArticleBuy a House, Get a Visa
The always interesting Marginal Revolution blog, endorses an idea so simple and smart, it must have no chance of succeeding. Thomas Friedman describes the source of the idea: Leave it to a brainy...
View ArticleThe Thin Edge of the Sky is Falling Wedge
Thin edge of wedge defined: A minor change that begins a major development, especially an undesirable one. For example, First they asked me to postpone my vacation for a week, and then for a month;...
View ArticleBlogging Economists: The No Clear Win Zone
Welcome to The Show: The Blogosphere in 2009 – the greatest economics discussion group that could possibly be imagined. As if the wealth of information available wasn’t enough, the Eco Gods threw in a...
View ArticleDavid Friedman on Stockholders vs Stakeholders
David Friedman weighs on on an interesting issue; Should stakeholders [all people affected by the corporation's decisions] be given more protection or a bigger say in how corporations are managed?...
View ArticleMilton Friedman on Hayek
Perception: Milton Friedman was a conservative. Reality: Friedman, and Hayek, saw themselves as radical in attacking the root of the problem [socialism]. Tyler Cowen from Marginal Revolution...
View ArticleOffshore Money, Taxes And Obama Apologists
In the survival-of-the-fittest environment of blogging economists, a revealing story unfolded. What began as a practical lesson in corporate finance, ended up highlighting the hypocrisy of a key Obama...
View ArticleMilton Friedman Gets Updated
On July 31st, 2012, in the midst of the next Presidential campaign, one of my American heroes, Milton Friedman, will have his centennial celebrated. Whoever the Republican presidential candidate is at...
View ArticleTry selling this as a recovery
Link from the Greg Mankiw blog. Tagged: Economics, economy, Greg Mankiw, greg mankiw blog
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