It’s amazing that during a resurgence of Somali piracy, I have a colleague who is an expert on both Somalia and piracy. He’s Peter Leeson, the Pirate King of Fairfax. And now you can finally pre-order his new economic history of piracy, entitled The Invisible Hook. Go ahead and walk the plank – you won’t be disappointed.
Dec 1 2008
As I've said before, the conversation sparked by Rod Long's Cato Unbound essay has been rididulously lively. Now I'd like to append a few points that - as far as I can tell - no one else has made. (Please point out any blind spots in the comments). I shall start with the problem of incidence. I ...
Dec 1 2008
The New York Times offers an obituary. Until I read it, I did not realize that Bill McBride, not Tanta, was the main blogger at Calculated Risk. In July, I made extensive comments on one of her posts. She had an unusual combination of mortgage domain expertise and expressive wit. I am sorry that we never met. She ...
Dec 1 2008
It's amazing that during a resurgence of Somali piracy, I have a colleague who is an expert on both Somalia and piracy. He's Peter Leeson, the Pirate King of Fairfax. And now you can finally pre-order his new economic history of piracy, entitled The Invisible Hook. Go ahead and walk the plank - you wo...
READER COMMENTS
Rod
Dec 1 2008 at 10:28am
For he is a Pirate King,
(He is, hurrah for the Pirate King!)
And it is, it is a glorious thing,
To be a Pirate King.
Peter Turk
Dec 1 2008 at 1:17pm
Hmmm?!? How anarchy works in Somalia and among Pirates. Sounds like an expert to me.
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