All Entries Tagged With: "Economics"
Meltdown in New Hampshire: An Evening With Tom Woods
I attended a lecture this past Friday night at the University of New Hampshire. The event was sponsored by the Young Americans for Liberty, a well-organized group of young people who care deeply about America and welcome all points of view. Their spokesman, John Jones, set a positive tone in his introductory remarks by pointing [...]
Bernie Madoff and the Economic Collapse
The current economic crisis/recession/depression (whatever it is) has sparked endless debate in both the main stream media and the blogosphere. Whose fault is it? Who should have seen it coming? What should have been done to avoid it? And what should we be doing to fix it? There are lots of questions, very few answers, [...]
On Bailouts and Bashing the Dominican Republic
I haven’t answered emails (at least not publicly) in a long time. Here are two that I recently received but hadn’t replied to yet. Comments and criticism are always welcome.
“You haven’t said ‘boo’ about the bailouts of the financial and auto sectors.”
Actually, I have. But let me reiterate my position in case I haven’t been [...]
Economists Favor Obama
The Economist’s recent survey of economists reveals an overwhelming support for Obama.
Where the candidates’ positions are more clearly articulated, Mr Obama scores better on nearly every issue: promoting fiscal discipline, energy policy, reducing the number of people without health insurance, controlling health-care costs, reforming financial regulation and boosting long-run economic growth. Twice as many [...]
Market Corrections in a Political Context
In the mid 1990’s I remember going over some financial stuff with my father. He was giving me advice on 401Ks and mutual funds among other things. As we looked over the 1, 3, and 5 year performances of different stocks and funds he just shook his head. When I asked why he was shaking [...]
Why Doesn’t the Developing World Develop?
Why is it that much of the developing world is always developing? Why is it that in 2008 the differences between the developed and developing worlds are growing faster than ever?