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David Henderson: November 2008
An Author Archive by Month (17 entries)
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November 27, 2008
Growth: Consequences
David Henderson
I have two main thoughts to share this day. The first is personal. I have so much to be thankful for. When I think about growing up on the cold prairies in Canada and going to our neighbors' house to... MORE
November 24, 2008
Labor Market
David Henderson
On today's Forbes.com, I have a piece titled, "Has Bush Heard of Bastiat?" Forbes chose the title, but I think it's a good one. And I'm willing to bet dollars to doughnuts that Bush hasn't heard of Bastiat. I wouldn't... MORE
November 22, 2008
Economic History
David Henderson
I work as little as possible on my birthday (November 21), which is why I didn't post yesterday. Tyler Cowen's column in yesterday's New York Times is excellent and I want to note some highlights, with my additional thoughts, and... MORE
November 20, 2008
Price Controls
David Henderson
As someone who has taught economics for 28 of the last 33 years, I thought I had pretty much seen everything a student could come up with in an introductory course in which the issue was rent control. What I'm... MORE
November 18, 2008
The news that the feds are charging Mark Cuban with "insider trading" raises an interesting issue: what's wrong with insider trading? You might think it's obvious. If so, read the articles on insider trading in the 1st and 2nd editions... MORE
November 17, 2008
Economic Philosophy
David Henderson
Over on "The Austrian Economists," Peter Boettke writes an appreciation of the late Robert Nozick, who would have turned 70 on November 16. The title Pete gave it has caused most commenters to focus on Nozick's smarts, but Pete's appreciation... MORE
November 16, 2008
Regulation
David Henderson
On CBS's "60 Minutes" this evening, almost the whole time was devoted to an interview with Barack and Michelle Obama. They are an incredibly charming couple and it's hard not to like them, especially him. But at the end, interviewer... MORE
November 15, 2008
Trade Barriers
David Henderson
Next Saturday, November 22, I will be giving two talks at the 18th Annual Freedom Seminar in Portland, Oregon. My two talks are titled, "The Case for Free Trade and Against Barrierism" and "The Paulson Bailout: Bush's Road to Serfdom."... MORE
Regulation
David Henderson
That should have been the headline on George W. Bush's op/ed in today's Wall Street Journal. The title the Journal gave it is "The Surest Path Back to Prosperity." And the decline (that's the line underneath the title that sums... MORE
November 12, 2008
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
In my Veteans Day tribute to economist Richard Timberlake yesterday, I highlighted his experiences in World War II as a pilot of a B-17 bomber. I didn't mention his economic insights in his book, They Never Saw Me Then, because... MORE
November 10, 2008
Public Choice Theory
David Henderson
One of the more interesting economist bloggers on the left side of the spectrum is Dean Baker. He had an interesting post the other day. (Hat tip to Sheldon Richman.) Baker wrote: The [Washington] Post tells us how the people... MORE
November 8, 2008
International Trade
David Henderson
My co-blogger Arnold has an excellent blog on the auto industry. There's more to say, though. Notice his first quote from Obama: The auto industry is the backbone of American manufacturing and a critical part of our attempt to reduce... MORE
November 6, 2008
Regulation
David Henderson
My favorite writer/thinker at the Wall Street Journal, Holman Jenkins, had a marvelous article yesterday on how to save Detroit. His solution is to tweak CAFE standards. CAFE, you might recall, stands for Corporate Average Fuel Economy. Imposed by President... MORE
November 4, 2008
Labor Market
David Henderson
Under current law, workers, to be represented, must vote in a secret ballot. The EFCA would give unions another way to monopolize a workplace: get a majority of workers to sign a card authorizing a union to represent them. This... MORE
Politics and Economics
David Henderson
In the presidential election of 2000, all of the major networks but Fox News Channel blew it. Not by declaring Gore the winner too early or, later in the evening, Bush the winner too early. Those are predictions and you... MORE
November 3, 2008
Monetary Policy
David Henderson
We are not arguing that Greenspan's policies were perfect. Nor should anything that follows be construed as a defense of central banking or of the Federal Reserve. Particularly alarming is the way the lender-of-last-resort function has been expanding the moral-hazard... MORE
November 1, 2008
Fiscal Policy
David Henderson
One factor in the poor reporting of economics is the innumeracy of many reporters. Most people have trouble getting big numbers straight--distinguishing millions from billions, for example. Unfortunately, so do many reporters, even those who report economic news. Today's New... MORE
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