When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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Debt Ceiling, Prisoners, Norway, etc.
(1) Fortress Europe and Europeans Against Multiculturalism: A couple of links relevant to the atrocious attack last Friday in Norway,
Weisbrot and Epitropoulos on Greece
A Call from Mike-Frank Epitropoulos: Mike Epitropoulos, author of Greece as a Demonstration Project (Dollars & Sense, May/June
Murdoch, Gang of Six, etc.
(1) Laffer's Latest Curve-ball: Subscriber Kris W. alerted us that the dumb op-ed Arthur Laffer co-
Purloined Trillions, etc.
(1) Thanks! It looks like we got a bunch of orders and donations after my last blog post (Shameless Plugs)
Shameless Plugs
(1) Cover Article All Over the Internets: The news aggregators have been going to town with the cover article for
New Issue! Plus, various items
(1) Our July/August issue is out! E-subscribers got their copies yesterday, and print copies have been shipped to
Teaching Economics, Big-Bank Style
The New York Times, citing results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (publicized as “The Nation’s Report Card”
What Drives the War on Drugs?
First it was the Dominican limo driver, who disappeared while driving a client upstate. When my husband extracted him from
Can Killing Government Prevent Special Interest Capture?
In my last post on meat markets and securities markets, I argued that competitive markets require government oversight to prevent
Europe Slumming, foreclosure rulings, etc.
(Click on the image above--it is from a very interesting exhibit from 2005.) (1) Europe Slumming It: Last month
Seniors, Students, and Who "Creates Jobs"
(1) Seniors: Hat-tip to regular blog reader TM for alerting us to an op-ed by WashPo economics blah-
Blog is back up; Right targets NLRB
A quick post, now that the blog is back up. (Thanks to D&S subscriber and WordPress expert Shaun