Musicnomics Part II: Decline and Fall
So a while back I wrote an article about the wacky world of music where talent is ignored in favor of prepackaged, overproduced tweenie heart throbs and beauty queens who have little discernible talent other than a voice that would typically… Continue reading
Republicans use Political Correctness Too
In my series of “mommy he did it too” articles, I now turn to the dreaded political correctness. Political correctness apparently came to us from the Frankfurt School and critical theory which, as Herbert Mercuse posited, the oppressed should have… Continue reading
Yes, Liberals are “Anti-Science” Too
So Michael Shermer made a bit of a splash earlier this year when he wrote there was a “liberal war on science” in addition to—not instead of—a conservative war on science. As he says:
The left’s war on science begins… Continue reading
China’s Ghost Cities and the Asian Real Estate Bubble
After meandering throughTom Woods’ blog I saw this 60 Minutes video he posted about the Chinese ghost cities. This isn’t like the North Korean city of Kijŏng-dong, which was built by Kim Il-Sung with no intention of every… Continue reading
Check Out One of The Swift Economics Books!
So both Ryan and I have been away for a while. I plan on trying to write some more soon, but in the mean time, I wanted to remind you of the three books we have available:
An Economic Zeitgeist… Continue reading
Effects of QE3 in the Housing Market
In yet another attempt at jump starting the economy, the Federal Reserve’s latest major stimulus action, known as QE3, is likely to have less effect on the housing market than Fed Chairman Ben Bernake would hope.
QE3, shorthand for the third “quantitative… Continue reading
My Thoughts on the Presidential Election or How Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Cured My Interest in Politics
I must be the most ill-informed political blogger there is out there right now, at least when it comes to current events. Oh how things change… where I once had my finger on the pulse of the political zeitgeist, here… Continue reading
Presidential Debate from a European Perspective
The letter from the German authorities caught my attention. Mostly because it was asking for a bunch of money, but also because of what was going on back home in the U.S.
The letter was to inform me that, because… Continue reading
New Book! Confessions of Amateur Intellectuals… Only $0.99, Buy it Today!
Ryan and I are back at it. Ryan Swift, the writer of An Economic Zeitgeist and myself, author of Economic Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics have teamed up to put together another book for your reading pleasure: Confessions of Amateur… Continue reading
The Visual Representation of Our Very Slow Recovery
Russ Roberts, who hosts the brilliant EconTalk, talks with John Taylor about the extremely slow recovery to our current recession and how that doesn’t match up with previous recessions. Previous recessions and recoveries have been either deep and brisk… Continue reading
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