Comments on: Big News in the Blogosphere http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/big-news-in-the-blogosphere.html where orders emerge Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/big-news-in-the-blogosphere.html/comment-page-1#comment-187986 Anonymous Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:02:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7054#comment-187986 "Reminds me of environmentalist types who discover the concept of externalities" I know, right, those Coasean enviornmentalists don't shut up about property rights. “Reminds me of environmentalist types who discover the concept of externalities”

I know, right, those Coasean enviornmentalists don’t shut up about property rights.

]]> By: SteveO http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/big-news-in-the-blogosphere.html/comment-page-1#comment-187949 SteveO Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7054#comment-187949 I like that Landsburg writes well, gets people thinking, and explores creative terrain (similar to Leavitt). I have a criticism though... he plays a little fast and loose with some economic concepts, as if he's discovered a nifty six-shooter and he can't wait to blast everything with it. Reminds me of environmentalist types who discover the concept of externalities, or newly minted Objectivists. What ought to be more mature and reasoned arguments often sound like an excitable freshman bashing away with his hammer of utilitarian economics. I like that Landsburg writes well, gets people thinking, and explores creative terrain (similar to Leavitt). I have a criticism though… he plays a little fast and loose with some economic concepts, as if he’s discovered a nifty six-shooter and he can’t wait to blast everything with it.

Reminds me of environmentalist types who discover the concept of externalities, or newly minted Objectivists. What ought to be more mature and reasoned arguments often sound like an excitable freshman bashing away with his hammer of utilitarian economics.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cafehayek.com/2009/10/big-news-in-the-blogosphere.html/comment-page-1#comment-187841 Anonymous Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000 http://cafehayek.com/?p=7054#comment-187841 Don't forget his brilliant sequel, "More Sex is Safer Sex". No, that's not the book your couple therapist prescribed you, that's the actual title of an econ book! Don’t forget his brilliant sequel, “More Sex is Safer Sex”. No, that’s not the book your couple therapist prescribed you, that’s the actual title of an econ book!

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