South Africa’s Slow, Inevitable March Towards Collapse
04 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
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Book Review: Race and Culture by Thomas Sowell
29 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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Thomas Sowell is a skilled writer with a powerful ability to combine historical, social science and free-market perspectives. He cuts through the noise and doesn’t mince his words on the sensitive topics of race and culture. In Race and Culture Sowell argues against two common social science doctrines: 1) that all races are equal and […]
Book Review: Race and Culture by Thomas Sowell
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
25 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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Here is debate audio for last week’s Capitalism versus Socialism Debate at TCU. Scott Sehon was a fine opponent, in the same league as John Marsh. Enjoy!P.S. Thanks again to Rob Garnett and Sam Arnold for hosting.
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
David D. Friedman: The Machinery of Freedom, Education, and India
16 Oct 2023 Leave a comment
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24 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
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How Cheap & Reliable Coal-Fired Power Drove India From Poverty to The Moon
16 Sep 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: India, moon landings, space
Coal-fired power is at the heart of India’s mission to lift millions out of poverty. India has 285 plants with a capacity of 211GW already operating; it’s currently building a further 30GW of coal-fired generation capacity, with a further 35GW in pre-construction stages. A visit to India shows how serious it is about serious power […]
How Cheap & Reliable Coal-Fired Power Drove India From Poverty to The Moon
Book Talk with Brad DeLong
13 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
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India has a criminal infested parliament
06 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
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This is what they don’t teach you about colonization
18 Jul 2023 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, Thomas Sowell Tags: economics of colonialism
Bob Lucas on Growth, Poverty and Business Cycles 2/5/2007
19 May 2023 Leave a comment
in business cycles, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, human capital, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary economics, Robert E. Lucas, unemployment Tags: monetary policy
Why China’s population is shrinking
29 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
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Lee Kuan Yew: Singapore’s Controversial founder
23 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
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Dropping Money from Helicopters: John Cochrane on Inflation
01 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
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Brad DeLong on Intellectual and Technical Progress (full) | Conversations with Tyler
23 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
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