I’m Tired of Being Presumed to Be an Uncivilized Brute

Having served for nearly 40 years on collegiate faculties – at Clemson University and, mostly, at George Mason University – I long ago accepted the reality that almost all of my colleagues across campus detest, and will continue to detest, the classical liberalism that I warmly embrace. My embrace of liberalism is warm in no […]

Rule of Law & Prosecutors Are ALWAYS Above the Law

Anyone who thinks prosecutors are to be trusted is out of your mind. I have NEVER met one that had an ounce of honesty or ethics. It is extremely rare for any court actually to go after a prosecutor. Perhaps one in a billion. They are on the same team to uphold their 99% conviction […]

The challenge facing YIMBYs – Econlib

Over the past 6 years, I’ve read a number of news articles pointing to California legislation aimed at making it easier to build housing. But have these bills actually been effective?   California recently enacted two new housing bills, one of which makes it easier to build on church owned land and the other reduces barriers […]

2:00PM Water Cooler 9/14/2023 | naked capitalism

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PPI inflation report August 2023:

Interior view of a Costco store on August 18, 2020 in Teterboro, New Jersey. On Thursday, Costco Wholesale (COST) stock hit into the 90-plus percentile with an improvement to 93, up from 89 the day before.  Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Inflation at the wholesale level rose more than expected in August, […]