Can Supercomputers Make Socialism Work?
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to critique a recent Twitter argument where some were claiming that supercomputers solved the socialist calculation problem. The Twitter thread on AI and Socialism: Mises.org/HAP394a Bob on Socialism and calculation vs knowledge: Mises.org/HAP394b Karras Lambert and Tate Fegley on
Is Social Justice Just? A Review
Is Social Justice Just?Edited by Robert M. Whaples, Michael C. Munger, and Christopher J. CoyneIndependent Institute, 2023; xxiii + 348 pp. Before one can answer the question posed by this excellent book’s title, one needs to ask what social justice is,
Friday Feature: Boone Prairie School
Colleen Hroncich Like many newer educational options, Boone Prairie School began because parents were looking for something different for their own child. “My husband and I started the school because we were looking for an option for our son,” recalls Shawna Reinhardt.
Free Webinar: Valuing Environmental Catastrophes (with an impressive lineup of experts if I do say so myself!)
Feel free to promote far and wide. Intended for a non-expert audience (my goal is to get a spot in the sequel to this blockbuster). If you don't like QR codes, you can register here.
Free Webinar: Valuing Environmental Catastrophes (with an impressive lineup of experts if I do say so myself!)
Feel free to promote far and wide. Intended for a non-expert audience (my goal is to get a spot in the sequel to this blockbuster). If you don't like QR codes, you can register here.
Austrian Economists and Empiricism
Austrian economics is defined by its adherence to the a priori methodology, not empiricism. That places it at odds with mainstream economics, which stresses the methodology of positivism. Original Article: "Austrian Economists and Empiricism"
I’m the worst at game theory but have to keep trying (i.e., help me write a test question)
I teach an online MBA managerial economics class and try to inject environmental content as much as I can (after all, we have the #1 ranked sustainable MBA program in NC). I'm terrible at game theory but I think I
Shedding Light on the Law of Unintended Consequences
The US Department of Energy has recently announced two new rules banning the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs starting in July 2022 and phasing in standards across industries over the following months. The Biden administration claims that this ban is
The Dominion Lawsuit Against Fox News Is Part of the War against Free Speech
In March 2021, Dominion Voting Systems—a company that produces electronic voting equipment and software—sued Fox New Channel for 1.6 billion. Dominion claimed the company had been harmed by allegedly false claims made by Fox program hosts and guests about Dominion's
From Rothbard to Tucker: Regime Conservatives Purge Dissent
In this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss the cancellation of Tucker Carlson's Fox News show and the similar treatment of Murray Rothbard by Bill Buckley. What does Tucker's cancelation mean for the growing anti-regime trends