Israeli Flag Spotted At Madame Tussauds
Oops, my bad. That should have read Madam Too-Much-Plastic-Surgery spotted with Israeli flag Read more...
Israellycool, Today, 2:31am
Sidney Winter's Case for Government Intervention
(May 21, 2012 11:21 PM, by David Henderson) Married couple economists Sidney Winter and Alice Rivlin came to the Naval Postgraduate School today and gave a joint talk. I'll blog on Rivlin's talk tomorrow. Today I want to focus on a true story that Winter told to make... (0 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, Yesterday, 11:21pm
Iranian Chief of Staff Calls For Israel’s Annihilation
This post is dedicated to those nincompoops who claim Iranian officials have never called for Israel's destruction Read more...
Israellycool, Yesterday, 4:14pm
Paying for Satisfaction
Here’s a letter to the Washington Post: It’s a shame that your top-headline report today on the continuing stream of lobbyists into the White House is news (“White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry,” May 21). No one should be surprised that, as you report, “The visitor logs for Jan. 17 – one [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, Yesterday, 10:48am
The Top 0.1 Percent Responds to Incentives
(May 21, 2012 10:19 AM, by David Henderson) Alan Reynolds writes: One affluent member of the Top One Percent club, Paul Krugman, has narrowed his sights to the even more affluent top 0.1 percent in his new book, End This Depression Now! He claims that, "Recent work by... (0 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, Yesterday, 10:19am
This Could Be The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship
My new Better Place Electric Renault Fluence ZE has finally arrived. Read more...
Israellycool, Yesterday, 10:18am
Woody Allen And William F. Buckley Jr On Israel
An oldie but a goodie Read more...
Israellycool, Yesterday, 10:04am
Quotation of the Day…
… is from pages 52-53 of James Buchanan’s 1991 collection, The Economics and the Ethics of Constitutional Order; specifically, it’s from Jim’s 1989 article (co-authored with Viktor Vanberg) “Interests and Theories in Constitutional Choice”: How a person chooses among potential alternatives is not only a matter of “what he wants” but also of “what he [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, Yesterday, 9:48am
Photo of The Day
Can you guess the year this photo was taken? Read more...
Israellycool, Yesterday, 9:38am
Zionist Butter Candies Of Doom
From the country that gave us Zionist Death CowsTM and Zionist Death BalloonsTM, comes the next big summer blockbuster Read more...
Israellycool, Yesterday, 4:06am
Market Failure: The Case of Organic Food
(May 21, 2012 12:49 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Right-leaning people typically believe that (a) markets work, and (b) organic food is a scam. I definitely fit the profile. As a result, my every trip to the grocery store inspires cognitive dissonance. Organic food isn't merely on the shelves;... (30 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, Yesterday, 12:49am
Uncle Sam and State Governments: Looting Like Pirates in the Name of Fighting Crime
There is no excuse for civil asset forfeiture whenever the owner of any property (“asset”) seized and set for forfeiture by the state is within the personal jurisdiction of the state. None. And yet most instances of civil asset forfeiture in today’s America occur when the owners of the property are within the government’s in [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 20, 7:39pm
Sunday Night Comedy
Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator Sacha Baron Cohen Read more...
Israellycool, May 20, 3:25pm
Quotation of the Day…
… is from U.S. Judge Learned Hand (as quoted on page 197 of Archibald Cox‘s 1987 book, The Court and the Constitution): Will someone please tell me why the enjoyment of property is not a personal right? Cox adds, immediately after quoting Judge Hand, the following: “In the final analysis the justification for treating First [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 20, 1:55pm
The Mystery Of The Israeli Flags At The Champions League Final
Did anyone else notice that strange sight last night? Read more...
Israellycool, May 20, 1:54pm
T.J. Rodgers on the Buffett Rule
In this short video, entrepreneur T.J. Rodgers explains clearly some of the likely consequences of the Buffett Rule. (HT Clemson U. economist Skip Sauer) Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 20, 10:31am
A Question of Principle?
(May 20, 2012 09:24 AM, by David Henderson) I watched most of the movie Paradise Road yesterday. I recommend it, by the way. It's about a large group of women who were captured in Singapore during World War II and taken prisoner by the Japanese government to the... (3 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 20, 9:24am
Free Electric Car Simulation App For iPhone
A great way to pretend you have $100,000 Tesla Sportster Electric Car Read more...
Israellycool, May 20, 4:14am
TSA: Thieves Sacking Americans
(May 19, 2012 06:29 PM, by David Henderson) Read David Friedman's latest blog post and the comments on it for his story about TSA. it turns out that there really is a noticeable difference between government workers in protected jobs and private firms hired to do the government's... (1 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 19, 6:29pm
Legend Joins Israeli Film
Legendary Monty Python star John Cleese has agreed to join the cast of an Israeli heist film Read more...
Israellycool, May 19, 4:34pm
Nakba Poster Revisited
More observations on the Nakba poster Read more...
Israellycool, May 19, 4:02pm
Israellycool Directory
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Israellycool, May 19, 3:34pm
Quotation of the Day…
… is from page 811 of Paul Johnson’s splendid 1991 book, The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830: The common assumption is that intellectuals and soldiers are natural enemies. Not so. Intellectuals tend to be fascinated by power, not least military power, and are only too anxious to harness the soldiers to the chariots [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 19, 10:10am
Some Links
Reason’s Lucy Steigerwald applauds one of the very few members of Congress who deserve applause: freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), here for his principled opposition to Uncle Sam’s dangerously misguided and unconstitutional military and war-state efforts. This one is superb! Steve Landsburg on Paul Krugman and on music – spiced perfectly with Louis Armstrong and [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 19, 8:39am
The Ethos of Arthur Brooks
(May 19, 2012 12:03 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author. We tend to believe people whom we respect. One of the central problems of argumentation is to project an impression to the reader that you are someone... (3 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 19, 12:03am
Friday Night Video: The Joy of Capitalism
(May 18, 2012 08:21 PM, by David Henderson) This is from a talk I gave in 2001.... (1 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 18, 8:21pm
What’s Really Going On (Inspired by Mark Perry)
Here’s a letter to the Washington Post; (the report’s printed headline differs somewhat from the on-line headline): Your page A22 headline today that reads “Trade complaint results in stiff tariffs on Chinese solar panels” is more confusing than enlightening. A clearer version would read “Complaint by politically powerful interest group results in stiff taxes on [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 18, 7:05pm
Quotation of the Day…
… is from page 291 of the 1965 paperback edition of Jim Buchanan’s and Gordon Tullock’s justly celebrated 1962 classic, The Calculus of Consent; it’s especially germane to any discussions that take place today regarding Europe’s and America’s efforts at fundamental fiscal reform (emphasis added): It seems sheer folly to expect that the interest groups [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 18, 5:23pm
Would a World Plebiscite Lead to Open Borders?
(May 18, 2012 02:30 PM, by Bryan Caplan) People occasionally say that "Democracy and open borders are incompatible." If they're talking about national democracy, they're right. But suppose we actually lived up to the democratic "one man, one vote ideal" by having a world plebiscite on open borders.... (14 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 18, 2:30pm
The Morality and Legality of Unpaid Internships
(May 18, 2012 12:16 PM, by David Henderson) In the comments section on my recent post on unpaid internships, there was a lot of good discussion and the argument did advance somewhat. To his credit, Derek Thompson engaged in the debate in a positive way as did many... (7 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 18, 12:16pm
Education For The Young Muslim Bride
Disturbing to say the least Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 8:51am
New French President Learning The Ropes
Judging by this footage, new French President Francois Hollande is still riding with his training wheels Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 7:17am
Public Choice: Some Evidence
Here from Washington, DC, are two recent bits of evidence that public-choice economics has a great deal of explanatory power: Cato’s Tad DeHaven offers the first; Carpe Diem’s Mark Perry offers the second. Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 18, 5:12am
Creatively Messing Up The Stream
Al Jazeera Stream, where all the world's anti-Israel crowd can gather Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 5:04am
Sydney’s Nakba Day Shenanigans
Earlier this week, on "Nakba Day", a group of demonstrators, marched in a rally in the heart of Sydney. Cover-up hilarity ensues. Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 4:54am
Separated At Birth: Israeli PM Edition
Is it just me, or is Bibi morphing into Ariel Sharon? Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 3:22am
Zuckerberg: The Musical!
CDZA, a collective that creates “musical video experiments,” have created a mini-musical about the life of Mark Zuckerberg Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 2:56am
Israel’s Eurovision Contestant Practice..Their Hebrew
The lead singer of Israel's Eurovision contestant Izabo talks about their preparations, as well as meeting some of the other contestants - including a Hebrew speaker! Read more...
Israellycool, May 18, 2:49am
The Road to Freedom: Bumps and All
(May 18, 2012 02:10 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Reading Arthur Brooks' The Road to Freedom is eerily like having a conversation with myself. He never calls himself a libertarian, and certainly never mentions Ayn Rand or Thomas Reid. But the Hollywood pitch version of Brooks' book is "Rand... (13 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 18, 2:10am
An Open Letter to Two Would-Be Lords of the Manor
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Capitol Hill Dear Sen. Casey and Sen. Schumer: Irked that Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship, you propose, with your “Ex-Patriot Act,” to punitively tax and to permanently bar from ever again entering America men and women who, to reduce their tax liabilities, renounce [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 17, 9:40pm
Quotation of the Day…
… is from page 70 of Robert Higgs’s brand-new book, Delusions of Power; in particular, it is from a revised version of his April 2009 essay “A Dozen Dangerous Presumptions of Crisis Policymaking“: All government policies adopted to meet a crisis presume that the government knows how to effect the rescue it seeks. If the [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 17, 8:30pm
The Good and the Bad
(May 17, 2012 10:05 AM, by David Henderson) The Good Scott Sumner has an excellent post about Krugman and about fiscal policy in Britain and Sweden. To refute the idea that the Swedish economy is doing well (Krugman admits it's doing well) even though the Swedish government has... (3 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 17, 10:05am
Timothy Taylor on Health Care Spending in the U.S.
(May 17, 2012 09:41 AM, by Arnold Kling) He concludes, The question of why the U.S. spends more than 50% more per person on health care than the next highest countries (Switzerland and Netherlands), and more than double per person what many other countries spend, may never have... (2 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 17, 9:41am
And They’re Still Trying To Tell Us What To Do
What did the British ever do for Israel? Read more...
Israellycool, May 17, 5:17am
Arbitrary Intervention
(May 17, 2012 12:17 AM, by Bryan Caplan) Life is full of suffering. At least that's what the Buddha tells us - and if you're a glass-half-empty kind of person, you'll find endless confirmation. In a statist society, our response often seems to be, "If there's a problem,... (11 COMMENTS) Read more...
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty, May 17, 12:17am
Quotation of the Day…
… is from page 60 of the 2009 edition of H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Notes on Democracy; of course, by “laws” Mencken here means what is properly called “legislation”: Public policies are determined and laws are made by small minorities playing upon the fears and imbecilities of the mob – sometimes minorities of intelligent and honest [...] Read more...
Cafe Hayek, May 16, 10:01pm