Archive for Julian L. Simon
On Keynes as a Practical Economist
Dr. Simon is the author of The State of Humanity and The Ultimate Resource. John Maynard Keynes’s contemporaries thought that he was the cleverest mortal of the century (putting aside such immortals of physical science as Einstein). Bertrand Russell said of Keynes’s intellect that it was “the sharpest and clearest that I have ever known. [...]
1Aug1996 | Julian L. Simon | 0 comments | ContinuedBook Review: The Tyranny of Numbers by Nicholas Eberstadt
AEI Press, Washington, D.C. • 1995 • 305 pages • $24.95 cloth In this book about political systems, economic development, and demography, Nicholas Eberstadt displays a firm grasp on the right end of the stick. His data well demonstrate his unifying theme, which is that to understand social phenomena, we must look at experience over [...]
1Oct1995 | Julian L. Simon | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat About Immigration?
The late Julian L. Simon taught at the University of Maryland and is the author of The Ultimate Resource. Immigration is one of the most important topics of our times. The issue seems to pit (though it really does not) two fundamental values against each other—lending a helping hand to strangers and ensuring the economic [...]
1Jan1986 | Julian L. Simon | 5 comments | Continued-
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Capitalism, Corporatism, and the Freed Market
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Creating Jobs versus Creating Value
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