James Sheehan

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02/23/2006 Mises Daily James Sheehan

James Sheehan writes that randomness influences all types of human action and helpfully exposes the futility of macroeconomics and econometrics, to say nothing of the attempt by government to plan.

Beyond Grey Pinstripes?

07/02/2004 Mises Daily James Sheehan

Social planners, writes James Sheehan, believe business schools are ideal places to indoctrinate future managers and executives.

Truth-telling article on free trade in WSJ

08/08/2003 Mises Wire James Sheehan

The piece by Manuel F. Ayau (” An Unfree Trade Agreement for Central America”) in the WSJ is outstanding—and an uncharacteristic editorial choice for a paper that uncritically backed Nafta: Guatemala...

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