The Tao of Economics
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A Fruitful Comment
Sometimes I receive comments that are so good, and produce such a useful exchange, that I like to bring them to the attention of all of my readers. (It also
College: Capital or Signal?
I know that it sounds weird but I think I am becoming a Bryan Caplan fanboy. Caplan is the George Mason University economist who has appeared before in this blog,
Trump: Over His Skis On Asset Forfeiture
Sam Harris once said, in essence, that he would rather have a randomly selected person as president, as horrifying a prospect as that may be, than Donald Trump. Harris reasoned
“The Myth of the Rational Voter” by Bryan Caplan
Careful readers will note that the book named in the title of this post, written by the libertarian economist from George Mason University, has already been mentioned twice in this
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
What Caused the Financial Crisis?
(Dear Reader: This post is in response to requests that we have received from some of my younger readers to summarize my views on the causes of the financial crisis
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
When Dogs Catch Cars
It is clear that we can add Senator Chuck Schumer to the list of secret readers of The Economic Man Blog.[1] Talking about the Republicans and their pledge to repeal
Legal Reform
What happened to legal reform, particularly of tort law, as a major political issue? Maybe it was just because I was growing up with a lawyer as a father, but