Tag Archives: Bryan Caplan

Foreigners, French, and the FDA: WEB GEMS

Foreigners Are Our Friends (3:55) . . . Using free-market principles, economist Bryan Caplan dispels the anti-foreign bias that has the general population shaking in their American-made boots. Thank You, FDA! . . . The Food and Drug Administration is ending … Continue reading

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Kidneys, Cops, and Cronyism: Weekly Web Gems

Kidneys for Cash? (4:06) . . . Economists love it, explains Bryan Caplan, but anti-market bias has all but doomed the idea. Saving us from Ourselves (2:00) . . . Yep, it’s that time of year again — Click it … Continue reading

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Sharing and the Art of the Deal: Weekly Web Gems

Top Ten Rules for Negotiating  . . . James Altucher shares his 16 rules for negotiating (Sorry – no one reads a top-16 list) The “Sharing” Economy pt1 (4:43) . . . Girl vs. the Taxi Cartel (Yes, we have … Continue reading

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Ethanol, Ed Harris, and Econ 101: Web Gems

More freedom means a bigger menu . . . Sterling Terrell of Mises crunches the numbers and compares relative economic freedom and access to quality food. Work the problem, People! (1:00) . . . Remember this classic clip on common-sense … Continue reading

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