Corporatism

Are Libertarians No Different Than Statists?

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 2, 2011

There are some seriously mistaken individuals who seem to think so. Take a quote like this: The recognition of the insuperable limits to his knowledge ought indeed to teach the student of society a lesson in humility which should guard against him becoming an accomplice in men’s fatal striving to control society [and destroying] a [...]

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Winning the Battle of Ideas

by Isaac Bergman April 28, 2011

Major kudos to John Papola and Russ Roberts on the release of their latest EconStories.tv project: To call this a “rap video” doesn’t do it any justice; the phrasing of the lyrics is clear, precise and natural in that it doesn’t seem forced. Who ever said that economics is a dismal science?

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Does the Amount of Money Change the Logic?

by Wilton Alston March 20, 2011

“You had ample time over the last two years to make a proposal that would be fair to both sides, but you failed to do so. During the last week of the mediation, we waited the entire week for the NFL to make a new economic proposal … That proposal did not come until 12:30 [...]

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Distill THIS! (or: How The State Gives Small-Scale Distilleries Nightmares)

by Manuel Lora February 15, 2011

A friend shares the following story: I was talking with a buddy of mine last night: a lawyer currently working for the state, getting his MBA on the side. He’s been researching the possibility of setting up a distillery firm, and we talked about it for close to an hour. Very interesting stuff, and he’s [...]

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Mimi & Eunice: Principles

by Nina Paley January 23, 2011

This is a syndicated post, which originally appeared at Mimi and Eunice » IP. View original post.

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Mimi & Eunice: Killing Music

by Nina Paley January 21, 2011

This is a syndicated post, which originally appeared at Mimi and Eunice » IP. View original post.

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The Perils of Centralized Innovation

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché November 25, 2010

Gizmodo has an interesting post about How Ma Bell Shelved the Future for 60 Years. It is an excerpt from The Master Switch by Tim Wu. Here is the money quote: This is the essential weakness of a centralized approach to innovation: the notion that it can be a planned and systematic process, best directed [...]

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