Villainy Amok Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Oct 17 2007 SHARE POST: While we’re on the subject of villainy, here’s a challenge: Name the villains (presumably fictional) that you most identify with. My top picks: Gollum Magneto How about you? P.S. Check out Hero Games’ Villainy Amok.
Oct 18 2007 Cost-benefit Analysis The Common Sense of Defense Cuts Bryan Caplan As an equal-opportunity offender, I'm finding it harder and harder to keep up with the competition. After arguing that we should cut health spending in half, Robin Hanson now adds that we should do the same with defense spending:But the simple argument seems compelling: The US with 27% of world product has about 46% o... 8 Read More
Oct 18 2007 Income Distribution The Inequality Fuss Arnold Kling Some recent posts on the inequality fuss: 1. Greg Mankiw writes If I were a redistributionist, here is what I might propose: A large fixed payment to every citizen, paid at the beginning of every month, financed by a proportional tax on consumption, such as a value-added tax. Meaning something like this? 2. Will ... 11 Read More
Oct 17 2007 Economic and Political Philosophy Villainy Amok Bryan Caplan While we're on the subject of villainy, here's a challenge: Name the villains (presumably fictional) that you most identify with. My top picks:Gollum MagnetoHow about you? P.S. Check out Hero Games' Villainy Amok. 38 Read More