William Easterly reviews Paul Collier’s ‘The Bottom Billion’. I would say self-recommending, but before completing this post, I see Tyler Cowen already has.
Alex Tabarrok proposed the federal; government sell off the trillions of dollars worth of Western land it owns to fund the Federal government in the short-term, buy additional parkland in the Plains, and create a ‘Buffalo Commons’.
Peter Klein denounces the price gougers who have driven the price of gasoline down by $2 per gallon.
Arnold Kling says it unfair for those of us who’ve seen our 401ks drop to pay for the unrealistic fixed benefit pension plans of the auto-industry, I agree.
Tyler Cowen points out that the popular view that the Great Depression was ended by World War II is pretty much a myth.
Megan McArdle shreds the idea of a bailout for GM, Chrysler, and Ford this week. I’m not sure how one can justify subsidizing only this aging cartel, without taking into account their political strength.
Matt Yglesias delivers a strong criticism of libertarianism – that without unions and other institutions that leftists favor, there is no way to prevent government from being controlled by corporate special interests. Will Wilkinson and Tyler Cowen respond.
Megan McArdle and Freddie touch on the Forgotten Man.
Alan Jacobs on the origions of some popular history myths.
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