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By the way, Tyler, I think you’re a lamb.

Tyler Cowen has started an interesting conversation with this Volokh Conspiracy post on why he’s not a modern liberal. His discussion largely revolves around a pragmatic argument concerning immigration and welfare. Brad DeLong responds by trying to evangelize Tyler and persuade him that he really is a modern liberal. Tyler’s riposte continues the conversation. I …

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The folks at Catallarchy have been on a total roll, particularly this post on Roger Ebert channeling Ronald Coase, and this post on physics envy in mainstream economics. Brian’s physics envy post has a quote from Ludwig von Mises that I find particularly relevant to some of the more philosophical issues I’m thinking about in …

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For you Harry Potter fans, the trailer for Prisoner of Azkaban is available, in different speeds and formats. Whoever taught Emma Watson how to throw a good punch did a nice job. This is gonna be fun.

Arnold Kling has more to say on bundling, including a new Tech Central Station column and good links.

Carnival of the Capitalists is at Crazy Pundit this week. Many interesting posts, including Martin Lindeskog’s a free market is a fair market. I have not been a very good citizen the past couple of weeks in submissions, but I hope to redeem myself by hosting in a couple of weeks. Submissions can be sent …

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Steve Verdon’s Friday post on gas prices has a lot of useful information and links. Check it out.

Thankfully, someone at the Chicago Tribune knows how to use a GDP deflator. Their editorial from Sunday is pretty good. They even allude to the fact that northern IL and WI constitute a “fuel island” because of the fuel oxygenate requirements.

Terry Barnich had an oped in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune commenting on John Kerry’s energy proposals. Terry roundly castigates Kerry’s backward-looking thinking. But the parts I find most interesting about the piece occur where he articulates a different vision for energy policy and strategy: While Kerry’s proposal to deplete the strategic reserve is the most seriously …

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Thanks to Arnold Kling for the link to this Edward Lotterman column from Thursday on OPEC. A good read.