1. New piece is up: Trump has now stapled 10–25% tariffs on eight NATO allies to his Greenland obsession—turning the trade system itself into a protection racket. www.eccentricecon.com/p/the-greenland-grab-how-america-would

1. In my latest post, I take apart “Great Replacement” rhetoric and show why, on its own terms, the economics don’t pencil out—on jobs, growth, or fiscal math. www.eccentricecon.com/p/the-econom...

It would be an understatement to say that I despise these people

1. Central banks exist to say “no” when presidents most want “yes.” Letting Trump criminalize Powell for that refusal turns independence into a polite fiction. www.eccentricecon.com/p/when-presi...

1. Immigration enforcement doesn’t “catch everyone”; it reprices behavior with fear, paperwork, and attrition. www.eccentricecon.com/p/fear-paper...

1. Classical liberalism was never pacifism; it was about taming power so law and markets could survive, not pretending power doesn’t matter in Ukraine. ​ www.eccentricecon.com/p/classical-...

Sometimes one is tempted to say "to Hades with the analysis," and instead simply scream "THIS IS JUST FUCKING WRONG" into the void. Then one takes a deep breath and explains the institutional incentives as one has a duty to do.

Recent tragic events further strengthen the case for abolishing ICE. See my proposal for how to do it: thehill.com/opinion/immi...

1. An ICE officer shot a woman in the head on a Minneapolis street. DHS calls it self‑defense. The mayor watched the video and called that story bullshit. www.eccentricecon.com/p/the-americ...

1. Threatening to seize Greenland isn’t strength. It’s how a liberal hegemon starts looking like just another empire—and invites the world to plan for life after U.S. leadership. ​ www.eccentricecon.com/p/the-greenl...

This is a very important concept to integrate into our thinking. Nothing less than the future of our republic depends on it.

My take on Venezuela attack: Maduro is getting what he deserves, even if for wrong reasons. But Trump's attack is illegal because lacking congressional authorization. And whether beneficial regime change will ultimately occur is far from clear: reason.com/volokh/2026/...

1. Maduro’s ouster ends a brutal, lawless regime – but that doesn’t mean Washington should “run” Venezuela from the outside. www.eccentricecon.com/p/regime-cha...

1. Milei’s “chainsaw” cut inflation and the budget—but poverty and social pain exploded, and the streets are paying the price. www.eccentricecon.com/p/argentinas...

1. When a black-box model decides who gets a house key, it is exercising power over people’s lives that no serious classical liberal should shrug off. www.eccentricecon.com/p/liberty-at...

1. Immigration restrictions are the new color bar: a costly way for insiders to feel protected while the whole economy shrinks. ​ open.substack.com/pub/eccentri...

Please subscribe. I have no clue yet how to differentiate between what should be free vs paid content, but in any case, more subscribers equals more inspiration. Meanderings of an Eccentric Economist www.eccentricecon.com?r=13lp5g&utm...

1. Fentanyl isn’t an exogenous “weapon of mass destruction”; it’s the predictable end product of a century of prohibition that rewards ever‑more potent, compact drugs. www.eccentricecon.com/p/fentanyl-i...

My take on Trump's inane designation of fentanyl as a WMD (please share and subscribe to the Substack): www.eccentricecon.com/p/fentanyl-i...

This Liberty Matters series from The Online Library of Liberty looks at the unique challenges that women face during times of war. No, I was not a contributor, but Christy Horpedahl thought I might find it interesting. She was correct. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

FCC Chair Brendan Carr

My latest on EconLib, in which I detail the failure of price controls in Rome under the reign of Diocletian, in order to demonstrate that they have never worked. www.econlib.org/diocletian-t...

I don't always proofread before sending (I really gotta start doing that), but you catch the drift

Self-awareness, tragically, is hardly a common trait

'Tis old(ish), but still relevant thedailyeconomy.org/article/what...

My concluding remarks for The Online Library of Liberty's series on The Legacy of David Boaz oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

My latest at Econlib, wherein I discuss the historical impact on GDP of high tariff policies. www.econlib.org/the-math-ain...

Continuing with The Online Library of Liberty's tribute to "The Legacy of David Boaz," here are my responses to some of my fellow contributors: Beyond Hobbes: oll.libertyfund.org/publications... Preserving Truth: oll.libertyfund.org/publications... Of Scots: oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

In the final original essay for the Online Library of Liberty's "Liberty Matters" tribute to the legacy of David Boaz, @blanksslate.bsky.social Blanks talks about the proper framing of history in the expansion of liberty, a subject of great importance to David. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty continues it's "Liberty Matters" tribute to The Legacy of David Boaz. Yesterday, I discussed what David's work might reveal about the classical liberal vies of the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Liberty Matters "The Legacy of David Boaz" tribute continues. After a discussion of David's views on immigration yesterday by @ilyasomin.bsky.social , today I consider what David's work can teach us about the Russo-Ukrainian War. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

Roughly a year ago (Jun 7, 2024), the great libertarian philosopher and thinker David Boaz ascended from this mortal coil. Someone suggested to Liberty Fund that there should be an essay series honoring him. They agreed, planning the tribute for the anniversary of his passing.

I had the privilege to participate in a series of LF essays reflecting on the legacy of David Boaz. The first essay, by @andycraig.bsky.social, is up. Future essays from @ilyasomin.bsky.social , @aaronrosspowell.com , @eccentricecon.bsky.social, and me. oll.libertyfund.org/publications...

Look, you can't simultaneously keep telling Europe it needs to increase its military capacity and see to its own defense and be Big Mad™ France is increasing military spending while offering to shield its EU counterparts beneath its nuclear umbrella.

Far be it from me to belabor the obvious, but...