Against Intellectual Property is a worthwhile paper summarizing IP law, some libertarian arguments for and against, and why IP can’t be justified.
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Category Archives: Economics
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Drivers of cars with bumper stickers, window decals, personalized license plates and other “territorial markers” not only get mad when someone cuts in their lane or is slow to respond to a changed traffic light, but they are far more likely than those who do not personalize their cars to use their vehicles to express […]
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Monday, March 3, 2008
In my neighborhood, two areas have a 1000% difference in household income levels. They’re barely a mile apart. I think I subconsciously intuited the differences while out on my runs, but seeing the numbers mapped like that is still pretty amazing.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
The Story of Stuff, a big-picture overview of consumption. The animation is surprisingly good at times and there’s some clever sound, too (shaky economics and eco-paranoia aside). “You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.”
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Monday, February 11, 2008
An economic perspective on long-distance relationships. In addition to the financial side, economist Tyler Cowen says “There’s also the problem of pressure. You get on a flight or you drive for a few hours, and then it’s like, ‘Gee, we need to have a lot of fun right now.’ You don’t get to experience much […]
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
“There are only two kinds of reform that have any chance of actually reducing total expenditure on presidential elections. The first is to reduce the value of the presidency itself… The second is to reduce the uncertainty about who’s going to win.” I vote for the former.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Here’s an analysis of the economy of Second Life. Rapid, artificial inflation of the Linden dollar means a recession is due at some point. It’s hard to predict when they’ll reach it, but it seems pretty much unavoidable.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Khoi Vinh posted a brief interview with Stephen Coles, one of the fellows who worked on the massive reference, FontBook.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Mises University is happening this week at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Tune in to the webcasts for some of the best economics learnin’ you’ll find anywhere.
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