November 29, 2008 – 6:06 am
Finally here: “The State’s Statistics.”
Excerpt:
The State and statistics go hand in hand. They are utilized by the State as a justification for its necessity; they can be compelling and sometimes intimidating – and the general public rarely questions them. Most people don’t understand how to make sense of the many numbers, ratios, and percentages spewed at [...]
November 27, 2008 – 7:07 am
I have submitted a few articles to lewrockwell.com, all of which (so far) have been approved. The first one I submitted, “Stats and the State,” has not been published yet. However, the article title appears on the lewrockwell.com homepage today (and it appears over the Thanksgiving break). But the title links to the article “Superman [...]
November 27, 2008 – 4:09 am
From the Lewrockwell.com blog:
If we add in the Citi bailout, the total cost now exceeds $4.6165 trillion dollars. People have a hard time conceptualizing very large numbers, so let’s give this some context. The current Credit Crisis bailout is now the largest outlay In American history.
Jim Bianco of Bianco Research crunched the inflation adjusted numbers. The [...]
November 26, 2008 – 2:34 am
Why do rental car companies impose no charge for cancelling a booking at the last minute, unlike airlines that can impose significant cancellation charges?
November 25, 2008 – 11:45 pm
Yesterday I went to my daughter’s primary school (in OZ) for a parents and teachers night. She will start school next year. This is the second one I’ve gone to–the other was in England–and I just wonder if I was the only one sitting there viewing how much the State is involved in every detail [...]
November 25, 2008 – 11:10 pm
My article criticizing Paul Krugman was published on Mises.org today with this great graphic:
November 24, 2008 – 11:17 pm
“If you think car companies are losing money now, wait until the government starts running them.” Peter has some great quotes and one-liners.
November 24, 2008 – 11:01 pm
Gold at $2000/ounce next year! We’ll check back on that one. Maybe it’s time to check out The Perth Mint in OZ.
