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Entries Tagged as 'Capitalism'
From (Misquoted) de Tocqueville to (Correctly Quoted) Bono, By Way of Two Nobel Prizes
October 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Capitalism · Libertarianism · Public Goods v. Private Goods · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
Norman Borlaug, R.I.P.
September 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments
What I would prefer is to look at the relative magnitude of this man's achievements.
Tags: Capitalism · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
"Comment Left Elsewhere" of the Day
June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off
What better way to start summer than with the politics of zombie movies?
Tags: Capitalism · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
On Religious Bigots' New-Found (Faux) Libertarianism
April 16th, 2009 · 22 Comments
If religious bigots really want to invoke libertarian arguments to legitimize their bigotry, then they better be prepared to be judged by real libertarians about the entire spectrum of libertarian issues.
Tags: Capitalism · First Amendment - Religion · Freedom of Contract · Law · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
Luca Geithner's "Super-FDIC" Proposal
March 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Either their brains, or their signatures…
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Capitalism
Apparently Now It's the "Unbroken Window Fallacy"
March 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off
The Vice President visits a window factory.
Tags: Capitalism · Kip's Law · Rent-Seeking · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
Are All Asymmetrical Contracts "Unjust"?
February 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments
The Times' "Ethicist" channels George Costanza.
Tags: Capitalism · Freedom of Contract · Kip's Law · Law
On "Toxic Assets" and a "Bad Bank"
February 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
What if the government tried to bail out stamp collectors?
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Capitalism · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
Financial Crisis: Getting the Blame Right
January 9th, 2009 · Comments Off
A Princeton economist explains why neoclassical economics is (supposedly) worthless. Supposedly.
Tags: Capitalism · Libertarianism · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
Subprime, Madoff and the Difference Between "Regulation" and "Criminalization"
January 6th, 2009 · Comments Off
People are forgetting the difference between "regulation" and "criminology."
Tags: Capitalism · Law
