Friday Night Video: EconVersation on How Economists Helped End the Draft David Henderson By David Henderson, Apr 20 2018 SHARE POST: Daniel Sutter, of the Manuel Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University in Troy, Alabama, interviewed me last month of how economists helped end the draft. Here it is. It’s about 30 minutes long.
Apr 22 2018 Growth: Consequences Building more highways will reduce traffic congest... Scott Sumner Here is Kevin Drum: This is not Econ 101, not by a mile. Just as building more highways attracts more cars and ultimately does nothing for traffic, building more housing attracts more people. We could make housing less expensive in Los Angeles--just as we could reduce traffic by building highways 40 lanes across--but ... 18 Read More
Apr 21 2018 Liberty I Found It at the Movies David Henderson With apologies to Pauline Kael. April has been a great month for anti-government movies. I'll highlight three that I saw this month, WITH MULTIPLE SPOILERS: "The Death of Stalin," "Chappaquiddick," and "The Post." The Death of Stalin A must see. People often write LOL and they didn't really laugh out loud. I LedOL l... 5 Read More
Apr 20 2018 Labor Market Friday Night Video: EconVersation on How Economist... David Henderson Daniel Sutter, of the Manuel Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University in Troy, Alabama, interviewed me last month of how economists helped end the draft. Here it is. It's about 30 minutes long. 0 Read More