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Commentary, Economics / Adam Smith, Deirdre McCloskey, democracy, economic theory, Friedman, Hayek /

Economics And Civil Society

November 28, 2014

I have been subject to quite a bit of push back on my repeated critique of the anti-democratic nature of orthodox/classical/neoclassical economics. So I am going to double down on the basis that when you’ve hit a nerve and produce a knee-jerk reaction it is wise to hammer away. Allow me to restate my opinion in […]

Commentary, Economics / capitalism, Deirdre McCloskey, democracy, economic theory, Piketty /

McCloskey Disses Democracy

November 25, 2014

Actually it’s McCloskey dissing what she calls leftish economists generally, although poor Piketty and his notorious book provides the moment she seizes to attack us misguided folk. Riven through with fundamental error and hopelessly soft we have all, apparently, misunderstood the great sweep of history. The lesson from which is that all is swell if we just leave it […]

Commentary, Politics / Obama, Republicans /

American Decline To Accelerate?

November 10, 2014

This is off topic: I have a number of American friends who are Republicans. For years they have berated Obama for a lack of leadership. They consider him arrogant yet ineffectual. They blame him for what they perceive as a decline in the power and prestige of America. This is twaddle. But it is commonplace. […]