Vulgar Politics

Real tax dollars, imaginary threat

by Brian Martinez November 18, 2011

That Barack Obama has handsomely rewarded supporters who bankrolled his presidential campaign is no secret; he’s just the most recent in a very long line of Leaders of the Free World who indulge in political patronage.  It’s a tradition in Washington, like spring cherry blossoms and Congressional sex scandals. But perhaps having run out of [...]

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Mimi & Eunice: Commerce is Bad

by Nina Paley November 15, 2011

. . . → Read More: Commerce is Bad

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Another DeLong Cheap Shot

by Wirkman Virkkala November 13, 2011

Economist Brad DeLong has come out swinging against Austrian economics again, and once again he’s punched himself in the face. But he’s too numb to realize it. There’s a great response on the Mises Economics Blog by Jonathan Catalán, and I take a stab on my site, Wirkman Netizen. It’s interesting that neither Catalán nor [...]

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The Truth About the Debt Ceiling

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché July 23, 2011

[I just posted this on Google+, but I figured it was worth posting here as well.] The debt ceiling is just for show; it hasn’t stopped the federal debt from increasing and politicians just keep raising the ceiling when it’s reached. Failing to raise the debt ceiling will not necessarily result in default. The federal [...]

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Mises on the Beach

by Wirkman Virkkala July 3, 2011

When Michelle Bachmann confessed to taking the writings of Ludwig von Mises with her on vacation, I assumed she used the august Austrian economist as a soporific — not because Mises isn’t worth reading, or not exciting to read (I can’t tell you how my heart pounded when I first unleashed myself onto The Ultimate [...]

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Death Comes for the Philosopher

by Wirkman Virkkala June 13, 2011

Though John Hospers was never my hero, he came close. Now he’s dead, like most of the other philosophical writers I admire. He died yesterday, a few days into his 94th year. Since I grew up in one of the two states of the union in which his name appeared on the ballot for the [...]

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Somin on Gary Johnson and Ron Paul: A Reply

by Matt Mortellaro May 25, 2011

Ilya Somin over at The Volokh Conspiracy, it seems, is no more a fan of Ron Paul now than he was four years ago. His criticisms remain about the same. This time around, though, he’s got a candidate to contrast Paul with in Gary Johnson. His conclusion? Johnson is a better libertarian than Paul. My [...]

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