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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...
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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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