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By Pete Boettke
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Is This How the Myth of the Laissez Faire Herbert Hoover Was Invented?
By Pete Boettke
|Peter Boettke| Following the debate over "austerity" in Europe these past few weeks has led me to wonder if we are witnessing once again how historical mythology gets created. By…
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Here is a riddle. Who said this?
By Pete Boettke
"It has been more than four years since the US economy first entered recession—and although the recession may have ended, the depression has not. Unemployment may be trending down a…
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A Special Issue Of Public Choice On The Intellectual Legacy of Gordon Tullock
By Pete Boettke
~ Frederic Sautet ~ FYI, don't miss the special issue of Public Choice, edited by Charles Rowley and Daniel Houser, on the Intellectual Legacy of Gordon Tullock. It contains serveral…
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Krugman’s Misreading of US Banking History
By Pete Boettke
Steven Horwitz In his NY Times column Sunday, Paul Krugman tries, in vain, to construct a case for bank regulation in light of the problems at JP Morgan. As usual…
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Winning Organizations
By Pete Boettke
|Peter Boettke| This past weekend the Grove City College men's tennis team fell in the second round of the NCAA championships bringing to close another outstanding season. But the occasion…
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Complexity and Human Action – what if human beings were automata?
By Pete Boettke
In Human Action and elsewhere, Mises emphasizes the difference between the natural and social sciences by pointing out that there are no constants in the latter. He means that there…
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The French Presidential Election and the Future of Europe
By Pete Boettke
~ Frederic Sautet ~ François Hollande, the French President-elect, has the usual pedigree of a French politician: he studied at ENA, which is the school where senior officials are trained,…
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Welcome Guest Blogger Peter Lewin
By Pete Boettke
We are delighted to announce that Peter Lewin will be guest blogging with us through the summer. For those of you who don't know Peter, you should, and not just…
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Doctorado Honorífico Universidad Francisco Marroquin (May 5, 2012)
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Happy Hayek’s Birthday
By Pete Boettke
Steven Horwitz Happy birthday to F. A. Hayek, who would have been 113 today. We here at Coordination Problem would not be here without him, as our very title, which…