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Dear U of R Students, Russ Roberts will be making a quick visit to campus this Thursday. We are going to have an impromptu and informal discussion with him in B&L 109 from 12:50pm to 1:50pm. Come chat with him about Econtalk, his many excellent books, his rap video, and all things economics education. Hope […]

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In the Big Chair

One of the most dissatisfying things about the internet and the climate on campus is NOT that folks are hostile to markets, economists and capitalism (all different things by the way). Such dislike is actually quite understandable, and we can explain that in a bit. But what is most dissatisfying is how rarely I encounter […]

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Among the many things in life that I have never said, “man, I regret spending time on THAT!” is reading Jonathan Swift. Here’s a delightful little ditty: Big fleas have little fleas Upon their backs to bite ’em And little fleas have lesser fleas And so ad infinitum Actually, the ditty above is from mathematician Augustus […]

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Admittedly I am way out of my league here. One of my favorite books of all time is Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene. It should be one of 20 books that every student who is considered educated should have read by the time they leave college. In any case, the book should be of fantastic interest not […]

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Here is an ESPN E60 segment on what happened on/near our campus recently to two of our students. No one else from our campus agreed to be interviewed for the story. Among the many “reasons” for this awful incident is “our” continued insistence on fighting the insane Drug War. I write this as I am enjoying […]

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P.S.A.

Hi folks, Taking a long break, check back in the fall, perhaps. Stay productive! And happy.

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If we truly wanted to reduce emissions from automobiles, and to save energy at the same time, we should hope to see a major swap. What would that be? Well, we would want to see all of the Toyota Priuses adorned with the following bumper sticker: Instead of the more typical ones you would find […]

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… the Bastiat Bowl.  

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In fact I’m not at all clear how my family got to America. I think three generations above me had people illegally sneaking into the US from both Canada and I think parts south. But my family doesn’t quite know. But as sure as the ocean is salty, my kind was not much liked – […]

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This sort of article is either why I started blogging in the first place, or am on the verge of quitting. It’s extraordinarily disingenuous and frustrating. Here is one example: With unions only a distant memory for many people, federal minimum-wage legislation has become the best hope for propping up wages for low-income workers. And […]

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