Posted in Environment, Ultimate Resource on Feb 19th, 2012
This has been a miserable winter as far as I am concerned, but for those of you wondering, for as warm as it has been here, it has been equally cold in Europe. Neither really says a thing about global warming. On a related note, I am sure you have seen by now that scientists […]
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Posted in Central Planning, Regulation on Feb 19th, 2012
That used to be how the US Dollar was thought of in international exchange markets. Now, perhaps far more depressing, is that the regulatory environment and true economic freedom in the United States is laughable. Don’t be misled by looking at the Economic Freedom of the World by thinking that being in the “Top 10” […]
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Posted in Economic Illiteracy on Feb 19th, 2012
I suspect many readers have dabbled in Sunday church attendance. Here is a Coasean thought for those who worry about US National Defense spending and the budget. Perhaps the best way to salvage the federal budget (absent entitlement reform) and to also protect ourselves militarily is to immediately and unilaterally drop all subsidies and tariffs. […]
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