December 16, 2012
1950s Nostalgia for Me but Not for Thee
One of the more curious developments in the last couple of years has been the nostalgia for the 1950s economy from many progressives, especially Paul Krugman. They want to argue…
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November 03, 2012
My Scholarly Papers on Private Sector Responses to Hurricane Katrina
Since what goes around comes around, my work from a few years back on the private sector response to Hurricane Katrina is of relevance again. Here are the two scholarly…
November 01, 2012
A Question for the Defenders of Anti-Gouging Laws
If you believe that it is a good thing to pass laws that prevent sellers of water or ice or generators from raising their prices after a natural disaster, are…
October 17, 2012
On China
Adam Smith devotes book IV of The Wealth of Nations to refuting an economic ideology he labels “mercantilism”. If you watched last night’s debates, you see that even today, mercantilism remains…
October 09, 2012
Human Capitalism’s Inconvenient Implications
The argument I make in Human Capitalism (see this prior post for a quick summary) raises uncomfortable questions across the ideological spectrum – and the corresponding philosophical spectrum as well….
October 08, 2012
Human Capitalism
Thanks to the folks at Bleeding Heart Libertarians for inviting me to blog here about my new e-book Human Capitalism: How Economic Growth Has Made Us Smarter – and More…