"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Financial Crises, Then and Now

A comparison from the Mises Institute.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Headline of the Day

Being a jolly old soul is against the law.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Can the Bulldog Be Saved?

Well, only be making it something other than a bulldog.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Friday, November 18, 2011

E-Verify and Wages

Wages for native-born Americans in Arizona did not go up after the state mandated that businesses use E-Verify.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Too Soon?

A new baseball team's name is bringing criticism.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The UFC Sues the State of New York

I wish them luck, but I'm not sure the First Amendment is the best basis for their lawsuit.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

A Tax on Both Their Houses

The latest from Dalton's own Wyle Wingfield.

Monday, November 14, 2011

The New Jim Crow

Shika Dalmia's latest column.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

The Modern Bastiat

Frederic Bastiat may have been that greatest economist who wrote for a popular audience of all time. Several econ blogs have been discussing who is the modern Bastiat. My old grad school professor Don Boudreaux weighs in.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Alabama Has Jobs

But no one wants to take them.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Correction of the Day

I didn't realize math would be involved.

Monday, November 7, 2011

What Herman Cain Doesn't Know

Peter Suderman says the sex scandal is actually diverting attention to what a horrible candidate Cain actually is.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Fox's Plans for the UFC

Don't sound good. Any time Brock Lesnar gets near a microphone it's a disaster, so I'm not sure what they are thinking making him an announcer. The rest of it sounds equally bad.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

The 1 Percent, Today and Yesterday

Don Boudreaux was one of my professors in grad school. He's still teaching, but he has also become a prolific writer of letters to the editors of various publications. Here's his latestt.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Jim Cornette

Talks to Alex Marvez.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011