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30 Mar Why Millennials’ DIY Approach to Finances Has so Much Upside

Posted at 10:05h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

In his bestselling book "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder," Nassim Nicholas Taleb explains that “abundance is harder for us to handle than scarcity.” Millennials are discovering this reality. Read the Full Article here: >from FEE...

29 Mar Podcast: Infinite Innovation with The Knowledge Project

Posted at 17:43h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Some subscribers to the old, automated newsletter reported difficultly accessing last week's post, on the history of vaccines. Here is a permanent link if you missed it: https://mattridley.co.uk/8701We also recommend subscribing to the new newsletter: https://mattridley.co.uk/newsletterI went on The Knowledge Project podcast with Shane Parrish...

29 Mar Some Non-Covid Links

Posted at 17:42h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetMy colleague Bryan Caplan is multi-talented: He’s now got a clothing line. On the horizon, Gerald Dwyer sees inflation. Here’s his conclusion: The increases in money held by the public are a new experiment to test a widely verified proposition: substantial increases in the quantity...

29 Mar Charles Ball’s Humanity

Posted at 12:14h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

I participated in a Liberty Fund colloquium on Zoom Friday and Saturday on the topic “Slavery and the New History of Capitalism.” It went very well. One of the most interesting readings was by Charles Ball, an escaped slave. Ball’s book, published in 1837, was titled...

29 Mar Some Covid Links

Posted at 12:10h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetHere’s Will Jones: No surge as schools open in the UK, no surge as Texas throws off restrictions, free states like Florida and Georgia doing no worse than lockdown states – is anyone in Government watching the real world or are they too busy gawping...

29 Mar Markets Are More Knowledgeable Than Intellectuals

Posted at 12:08h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

One principal takeaway from my previous essay for AIER is that the negative impact of imports on some domestic producers is not really what economists call a “negative externality.” That is, the negative consequences of fellow citizens choosing to buy more imports – consequences such...

29 Mar Markets Are Far More Subtle and Efficient Than Most Intellectuals Realize

Posted at 12:07h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetIn my most-recent column for AIER I explain that, contrary to the claims of Oren Cass and many other free-market skeptics, the competitive market process does not fail to take account of the value that workers attach to job stability. A slice: The fact...

29 Mar Lots of New Money, But Still-Low Inflation. What Gives?

Posted at 12:07h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Worries have intensified and spread lately about the prospects of higher U.S. inflation in the coming years. It’s an important issue because higher inflation, even if it remains in the “single digits,” erodes the value of financial assets (bills, bonds, and stocks) relative to tangibles...

28 Mar Is It Any Wonder Why Covid Hysteria Is Over the Top?

Posted at 21:41h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

(Don Boudreaux) TweetListening to Juliette Sellgren’s excellent Great Antidote discussion with free-range mom Lenore Skenazy reveals at least part of the reason for Covid Derangement Syndrome: Over the past couple of decades many parents have come bizarrely to believe that a world of zero-risk should be...

28 Mar The Triumph of Death: A Haunting Portrait That Reveals Humanity’s Remarkable Progress

Posted at 21:36h in Voluntary Exchange Sources by one80Admin

Pieter Bruegel’s painting The Triumph of Death is a frightening work, a “Where’s Waldo” of the 14th century apocalypse. Not easily mistaken for the triumph of humanity over death, this is Death’s triumph over humanity. An army of skeletons that mercilessly and indiscriminately scorch the...