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Another government program shown to be stupid.

The popular rap on Wikipedia, the world’s must used information source, and one of the treasures and marvels of the web, is that it is democratic. Anyone can edit and add or subtract. But for those in the know, the reality is different. The iron law of oligarchy takes over. An outsider can’t in fact edit anything, anytime. The changes have to

The Democrats are having fun at Republican expense over the alleged GOP mishandling of a bill that would extend the police-state provisions of the Patriot Act. The leadership figured it was a no-brainer. Aren’t we for law enforcement and against crime? The rank-and-file knew better than refused to go along. And the bill went down to defeat What’s

If any institution can make wind power work, and make it economically viable, it is Google. Announcement of its plans here . “When built out, the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) backbone will stretch 350 miles off the coast from New Jersey to Virginia and will be able to connect 6,000MW of offshore wind turbines. That’s equivalent to 60% of the

I’m really enjoying John Stossel’s Guide to Politics. Here is part one , which advances a late Hayekian view of social order. Particularly impressive is part two , which takes a sound position on the bailout, even as it takes a rather superficial view on the cause. In general, it is a good link to shoot to someone who is confused. Part three is

We just received word that Manuel Fr. Ayau died yesterday. He is the founder of Universidad Francisco Marroquin , author of Not a Zero-Sum Game , and a dedicated Misesian fighter for truth. Lew Rockwell wrote about his fight for freedom here . His lasting legacy is a huge presence for Misesian ideas in Latin America and many excellent students all

From Edwin Browne In 1960 or 1961 Ludwig von Mises was one of my professors at NYU’s Graduate School at Trinity Place in Manhattan. In many ways he shaped my thinking and was a most unforgettable person. I remember him standing in front of our class frantically brushing off his suit jacket and trousers. He then looked at the students in our class

From the WSJ , growth is lower than expected and retroactively revised downward.

I know this observation is ridiculously aggregated, but when you take a coast-to-coast flight it is impossible not notice that the vast amount of land space is the U.S. is completely empty . You would swear that the country was an uninhabited wasteland. Then you reflect on the immigration debate and get the strong impression that we are fighting

The SOLE has a new website ! It is a really wonderful idea to create an infrastructure for this growing movement.