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Unsafe At Any Speed

Jordan — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:51:51 +0000

1 MILLION DOLLARS

Jordan — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:13:07 +0000

Little Black Box

Jordan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:10:54 +0000

One could make a much more reasonable case that Keynesian theory is only worthy of serious study in [the same] sense that a flight recorder demands intense examination after an airplane crash.

- Vox Day

Review: Economics In One Lesson

Jordan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:01:44 +0000

Economics In One Lesson is an easy-to-read, insightful application of Austrian economics to a variety of economic arguments.

The book begins with a discussion of the need to consider both local and universal, short and long-term effects of any economic idea. Each successive chapter looks at a particular economic concept in light of this philosophy. Topics like tariffs, credit/debt, public works projects, price-fixing, unions, minimum wage, and inflation are all explained clearly. The book then concludes with a review of the general principles used.

Economics In One Lesson convincingly shows how many common-sense ideas about economics are just as applicable to a global economy as to one’s household finances. It methodically reveals how economic schemes that claim to get “something for nothing” invariably fail to consider side-effects which, at the very least, subsidize the claimed benefits, and often do so less efficiently than a free-market solution would. I highly recommend this book as an introductory text for its clear treatment of a murky subject.

This book is also available as a free downloadable PDF file.

A British Banker’s View

Jordan — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:58:44 +0000

Sad, But True

Jordan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:05:53 +0000

Rubber Checks

Jordan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:29:41 +0000

So, what do you do if your bank account stands at -$9,337,515,818,138.53? Well, if you’re the federal government, you clearly write checks for another $150 billion, just for kicks.

Money Isn’t Everything

Jordan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:24:51 +0000

Money isn’t everything, but it is interesting to see a concrete picture of what would happen to the federal budget if each of the presidential candidates had their way.

Press release Full analyses

And Then There Were Four

Jordan — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:40:33 +0000

Destructive Cycle

Jordan — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:36:57 +0000

The Legal Code

Jordan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:56:33 +0000

The accumulation of laws that have been passed over our nation’s history have a striking resemblance to a crufty code base:

Dead code → Obsolete laws
Bugs in border cases → Legal loopholes
Patches and workarounds → Exhibit A: The AMT fiasco
Unanticipated side-effects → Pretty much every law ever passed
Spaghetti code → Insane cross-references which make reading some statutes almost impossible

The major difference, of course, is that most crufty code bases don’t run people’s lives.

A Rare Sight

Jordan — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:33:40 +0000

Here’s something you don’t see every day… a picture of Ron Paul on the main politics page of CNN. Look quickly before this rare sight vanishes.

Impeach King George

Jordan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:03:02 +0000

Even as a registered Republican, I believe George Bush and Dick Cheney should be impeached. This video articulates why much better than I could. If you agree, contact your senator and representative to strongly urge them to introduce or support impeachment hearings.

As Seen On TV

Jordan — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:54:29 +0000

Early TV ad for New Hampshire…

Ron Paul on CNN

Jordan — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:22:50 +0000