Wither neoliberalism . . .
Whatever that is. Anyway, John Quiggin is salivating at the implications of the current schemozzle for 'neoliberalism'. It's finished he reckons. So too the 'Washington...
Debating the death penalty?
Gary Linnell in today's Daily Telegraph asserts that debate about capital punishment is taboo in Australia, a claim which is rather negated by the fact that his own...
Fighting our way through the bullshit
This post is an illustration of why I find Krugman just soooo good. He will probably get the Nobel Prize at some stage, but he'll...
Meanwhile on the audacity trail . . .
The US election and the biggest financial swindle of all time (OK - I exaggerate, TARP is not a swindle, it's a really really inefficient...
Warren Buffet on why the Goverment should be a market maker of last resort
From an interview on CNBC. I've argued this kind of thing myself - here (pdf). BUFFETT: What you have, Joe, you have all the major...
Lending to Africa
Courtesy of Dani Rodrik's blog. Our Center for International Development launched its new Empowerment Lab with a conference yesterday, and one of the most interesting new social...
Ludwig von Mises
In view of the current financial crisis it may be interesting to revisit the work of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) . His first major work...