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What Ought to Economists Do? A Historic Perspective

What Should Economists Do? A Historical Perspective

What Ought to Economists Do? A Historic Perspective A Liberty Classics Ebook Evaluate of What Ought to Economists Do? by James M. Buchanan.1 In November 1963, James Buchanan–newly president on the thirty third assembly of the Southern Financial Affiliation–gave a…

An Financial Strategy to Homer’s Odyssey: Half III

An Economic Approach to Homer's <em>Odyssey</em>: Part III

Polities and Economics In the first article of this sequence, I outlined what an financial method to studying Homer’s epic, The Odyssey,1 would possibly appear to be. I then turned to Homer’s therapy of comparative political regimes in the second article. On this…

Feeling Fortunate?

Feeling Lucky?

Feeling Fortunate? 0 By Arnold Kling Classes: E-book Assessment Kling’s Nook By Arnold Kling, Nov 4 2024 SHARE POST: My appointment at Washington College was within the sociology division. Throughout the autumn of my fourth yr, I ran right into…

Boosters Beware: Stadiums Aren’t Magic

Boosters Beware: Stadiums Aren’t Magic One other day, one other push to present many tens of millions to multimillionaires. The Jacksonville Jaguars are pushing arduous for town to renovate their stadium. Not distant, St. Petersburg, Florida is shoveling cash on the Tampa…

Markets Key to Saving Our Endangered Species

Markets Key to Saving Our Endangered Species Little wonder property owners often adopt a “shoot, shovel and shut-up” approach to endangered species. Should you discover a member of a government-certified endangered species on your property, you are required to give…

Market Based Environmentalism vs. the Free Market

Market Based Environmentalism vs. the Free Market Coverage analysts on each the left and proper are realizing that direct regulation of manufacturing and market actions—“command and management”—is turning into too expensive. But, free markets and the outcomes that they’re more…