August 28, 2013
McArdle on Costco vs. Walmart
Megan McArdle explains why and how Costco and Walmart have very different business models and serve different functions. We can’t expect Walmart to pay like Costco (or Trader Joe’s). I’m…
August 27, 2013
The Problem with the “Even Hayek…” Problem
One of the topics toward the end of a recent week-long discussion of Hayek was the phenomenon we named the “Even Hayek…” Problem. This is when people criticize libertarians and…
August 27, 2013
There is no Second Law
The other night I was watching Burn Notice, my favorite spy show. Our long suffering protagonist Michael Westen had just found out that after he spent 7 long seasons trying…
August 26, 2013
Michael Huemer Responds to Critics, Part 1
Many thanks to Kevin Vallier (here), Chris Morris (here and here), Bas van der Vossen (here and here), and Massimo Renzo (here) for their very thoughtful and interesting posts. I…
August 26, 2013
We’re Back Here Again? Why Ron Paul’s Friends Matter
A little over 18 months ago, I made something of a splash, not to mention pissing lots of people off and generating lots of traffic here at BHL, by writing…