Don Boudreaux is on a roll, evidently. Here, he explains why we'll never run out of oil. This excerpt, pistachio example from Russ Roberts, goes far in explaining the insights of ... Keep Reading
Economics
T. Boone Pickens … Central Planner?
A slice of wisdom from Don Boudreaux, writing the WSJ in response to T. Boone Pickens whose convertion to voodoo economics seems complete:Crusading for a national "energy ... Keep Reading
Disaster Relief: Go Local
At the peak of hurricane season, we should be thinking in a mode far different from the "call FEMA" mentality we've grown used to in this post-Katrina age. The ... Keep Reading
“Windfalls” and a Windbag
The WSJ today tackles Obama's latest dredging up of the "windfall" profits on big oil - a politically-motivated move designed to win votes from economically illiterate ... Keep Reading
Obamanomics and Demogoguery
When it comes to policy, sounds like Barack Obama should stick with "hope," "dreams," and other vacuities. Here's Prof. Boudreaux on the latest in crackpot ... Keep Reading
Government Entitlement Programs May Cripple US Economy
As documented by this Heartland Institute report, the Congressional Budget Office in DC recently prepared yet another report documenting how the left's beloved entitlement programs ... Keep Reading
A Petition to the N.C. General Assembly
As necessary, replace "France" with "N.C.", "sun" with "cost-effective energy" or "imported furniture" and so on.) A PETITION ... Keep Reading
To All Politicians: Leave Speculators Alone
Professor Boudreaux hits the proverbial nail... John McCain credits the recent fall in oil prices on President Bush's announced support for more off-shore drilling and, hence, on ... Keep Reading
Oil: Econ for Lefties #423
Here's one of the little Koses -- offering an Open Letter to the President inviting him to explain why/how opening up the continental shelf to oil drilling would lower the price of ... Keep Reading
To the N&O: The Plan Should Be to Stop Planning
The Raleigh News & Observer asks rhetorically "What's the Plan?" Then proceeds to list a slew of messes caused by government planning: Inflation is up, the Dow is ... Keep Reading