Simply wonderful. DORIANELECTRA | December 19, 2010 | A love song for economist F. A. Hayek. Original song by Dorian Electra. Filmed by Clara Lee, Madeline Scholl, and Ciaran Finlayson. Lyrics: Hey there Friedrich Hayek, ya lookin really nice Your methodology is oh so precise You break down social science to the fundamentals Rules and…
Free Markets
Free Markets
Phone-Wielding Shoppers Strike Fear Into Retailers – WSJ.com
by JOHN ADAMS •
The power of buyers in the market: Last year, he might have just dropped the $184.85 Garmin global positioning system into his cart. This time, he took out his Android phone and typed the model number into an app that instantly compared the Best Buy price to those of other retailers. He found that he…
Economy, Free Markets, Poverty
Libertarians and Economists Think Economic Progress Is Very Cool | The Atlantic Wire
by JOHN ADAMS •
Yes, libertarians do. Dynamic markets have improved lives for Americans of all classes. So much so, that we’re far less interested in economic classes than other peoples are. Progress so considerable that wealth from a century ago offered less, in so many ways, than an average income today. We’ll gladly leave a defense of stagnation…
Free Markets, Laws/Regulations
WSJ Editorial Board Member Advocates For Free-Market Immigration | Worcester Business Journal
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s a wholly libertarian position: The free market should govern how many legal immigrants are allowed into the country, a member of the Wall Street editorial board said during a discussion hosted by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. Jason Riley, author of the book “Let Them In: The Case For Open Borders,” spoke about the…
Books, Free Markets
‘Birds of America’ by John James Audubon Sets Book-Sale Record – WSJ.com
by JOHN ADAMS •
Maybe print’s not dead after all. In a four-minute bidding battle in London that set Sotheby’s astir, an original edition of John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” on Tuesday set what the company called a record for the sale of printed books at auction. Michael Tollemache, a London fine art dealer and bird enthusiast, bought…
Free Markets
Google Becomes an Electronic Bookseller
by JOHN ADAMS •
Economy, Free Markets, Poverty
Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
by JOHN ADAMS •
Free Markets
Does Kid Rock Hate the Free Market?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Free Markets
Janesville woman cleaning up with goat milk soap business
by JOHN ADAMS •
Well done. Janesville animal lover Nicole Opie wanted to run her own business, and she wanted to be a farmer. She’s combining both things by making organic goat milk soap from her small herd of French Alpine goats, which she keeps on a farm just outside of Janesville on Highway 14. Via Janesville woman cleaning…
Free Markets, Government Spending
For Bush, ‘Free-Market’ Conservatism Was Situational : It’s All Politics : NPR
by JOHN ADAMS •
This seems an apt assessment — Bush’s self-perception and political brand was that of a free-market conservative. But he had to ditch that when he concluded in the frightening days of 2008 that only the federal government was big enough to save the U.S. financial system. He doesn’t say this but he essentially was a…
Free Markets, Libertarians
Libertarian Party: Wisconsin Government Micro-Management Fails
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin has issued a press release that highlights how Wisconsin has taken the wrong approach toward business growth — Libertarian Party: Wisconsin government micro-management fails 11/12/2010 Contact: Ben Olson, Chair, 608-381-6572, chair@lpwi.org Jim Maas, Vice Chair, 715-212-7007, vicechair@lpwi.org [Rothschild] Harley-Davidson Inc. has rejected the state’s offer of up to $25 million…
Free Markets, Laws/Regulations
Institute for Justice: Why Can’t Chuck Get His Business Off the Ground?
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Institute for Justice asks: How can Americans create private sector jobs? The solution to America’s jobs problem lies not with budget-busting federally mandated “stimulus” programs. Instead, what is needed are specific reforms that wouldn’t cost taxpayers, would create a broader tax base for cash-strapped cities and states, and would provide opportunity for millions of…
Free Markets, Government Spending, Liberty, Planning
Sumner, Roosevelt, and the Forgotten Man
by JOHN ADAMS •
Free Markets
Is the Free Market Improving the Lives of India’s Dalits?
by JOHN ADAMS •
At the BBC’s website, the online correspondent for BBC News in India, Soutik Biswas, writes: Is the free market improving lives of India’s Dalits? Here’s his question: Does free market drive social change? By rewarding talent and hard work, does it help bring down social barriers? More pertinently, has the unshackling of the Indian economy…