Hypocrisy Has a Field Day
The first victim in war, the old saying goes, is the truth. The corollary is that the first beneficiary is hypocrisy. After the United States launched 59 cruise missiles against
The Failing New York Times
Trump is an ass, but that doesn’t mean that his attacks on the biased media are always wrong. The New York Times has recently come out with a howler so
Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
I recently had dinner with an old friend from the Left. She was rightfully incensed about the religious Right. What she fails to see, however, is the lunacy of the
The Tao of Economics
John Cochrane, the libertarian economist from the Hoover Institution at Stanford, has recently commented on a blog posting from Russ Roberts, one of his colleagues.[1] Roberts’ post argues that economists
A Flutter on Trump
I am not much for betting, but I thought it could be fun to put some money on Trump not serving out his first term. (I was thinking impeachment or
Where’s The Outrage?
Whenever a failed CEO is fired with a cushy payoff, the outrage is swift and voluminous. The liberal press usually misrepresents this as a hypocritical “jobs for the boys” program within
Fantasy Debate (The Third Debate)
I said that I would follow up the third presidential debate with another Fantasy Debate. I even planned this time to feature “Pseudo Johnson” as the sane participant. But after
Finger Exercises (Part Three)
This will be the last of these “catch up” postings featuring drive-by comments on multiple issues. After this, I will return to my normal format. Car Crash My girlfriend is
Finger Exercises (Part One)
After a lengthy trip to British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, and seemingly endless jetlag, it is time to get back into the blog the way a pianist warms up.
Random Observations
Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen is an interesting guy. His day job is teaching economics at George Mason University, which has one of the leading free-market programs in the country. He