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January 27, 2014

The World at War: Ralph Raico Lecture

From “The World at War” YouTube description: Ralph Raico is a specialist in European classical liberalism and Austrian Economics. He learned economics under Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, and Friedrich Hayek, and is professor emeritus of history at Buffalo State College. Raico was also the founder of the New Individualist Review. In this 1983 lecture, Raico teaches a Cato Summer Seminar group the history of World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. He offers an in-depth look at...

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Published on January 27, 2014 20:01

When Someone Denies Paul Krugman Called for a Housing Bubble, They Are Either a Fool or a Liar

Paul Krugman describes it as a "canard" and Dean Baker accuses anyone who points it out of being "either a fool or a liar", but the truth is that, yes, Krugman did in fact call for the Fed to create a housing bubble in 2002. The best Dean Baker can do is to quote Krugman doing so, but then deny that he actually meant it by asserting that Krugman was being "sarcastic", adding "So let's cut the crap." Yes, let's cut the crap, indeed. All we have to do to see that Krugman did in fact mean it is...

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Published on January 27, 2014 12:47

January 26, 2014

Glimpses Into the Mind of a Socialist

Many people maintain their worldview strictly through willful ignorance. I ran into an example last week, gaining some interesting glimpses into the mind of a socialist.

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Published on January 26, 2014 11:59

January 25, 2014

Supporting a Minimum Wage Increase, Known Harm Be Damned!

I had a brief encounter with a politician who supports a minimum wage despite understanding how it could hurt the very people she claims to want to help.

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Published on January 25, 2014 16:01

January 24, 2014

Paul Krugman’s Intellectual Dishonesty: Unemployment Benefits (II)

Paul Krugman has been arguing that unemployment benefits actually create jobs even though an economics textbook he coauthored states that the consequence of this policy is to exacerbate unemployment by incentivizing people not to work.

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Published on January 24, 2014 05:00

January 23, 2014

Meet Maryland Representative Jill P. Carter, Minimum Wage Supporter

I attempted unsuccesfully to engage a supporter of increasing the minimum wage named Jill P. Carter in a reasoned discussion on Twitter.

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Published on January 23, 2014 21:30

January 14, 2014

Video: Obamacare Explained

A breakdown of why healthcare costs are soaring in America and how Obamacare is going to impact things going forward.

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Published on January 14, 2014 11:53

The Simple Proof of the Controlled Demolition of WTC 7

There is a strong tendency for people to reject the simple proof of the controlled demolition of WTC 7 despite an inability to point to any error with it.

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Published on January 14, 2014 06:00

January 13, 2014

US Pressuring Palestinians to Recognize Israel as a ‘Jewish State’

The U.S. is pressuring the Palestinians to surrender to the demand to recognize Israel as a "Jewish State", which effectively means renouncing their rights.

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Published on January 13, 2014 07:00

January 12, 2014

Krugman Repeats Dishonest Claim Obamacare Responsible for Slowing Health Costs

Paul Krugman once again disingenuously claims that the slowing rate of increase in the costs of health care can be attributed at least in part to Obamacare.

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Published on January 12, 2014 12:00

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