Whatever Arnold Kling writes, I read. So I made sure to read his essay in AEI’s American, “When Labor is Capital.” So should you! Kling’s article is about two theories of what constitutes an economy.

Arnold Kling at EconLog gives us a preview of Tim Harford’s new pop-econ book, The Logic of Life. “I hated the introduction. At one point, Harford writes, ‘Might there not be such a thing as a ...

"We have learned over the last few days that many small and mid-sized banks in this country are Zombies," writes Arnold Kling, a senior scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and ...

In the liquidity trap, the problem is that borrowers already are paying minimal rates, but because of deflation the real interest rate is high. Clearly we’re not in that situation. Borrowers’ real ...

The always sharp Arnold Kling writes here about the three major forces in American political culture: the Deceivers, the Skeptics, and the Enablers. Among our Deceivers — Clinton, Obama, Trump. Among ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The writer is addressing the question, "Should President Barack Obama emphasize free enterprise over government control?" WASHINGTON -- If President Barack Obama wants a sustained ...

Arnold was later joined in 2005 by George Mason economist Bryan Caplan and in 2008 by economist David Henderson. While economic blogs now are commonplace, they were in their infancy when Arnold ...

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Economist Arnold Kling’s The Three Languages of Politics: Talking Across the Political Divides from 2019 is a small book full of big insights. It posits the theory that ideologies speak in distinct ...

In an effort to promote ideological and intellectual plurality on campus, I’ve been making a conscious effort to interview public intellectuals, especially those whose ideas don’t get talked about ...

Recently, I attended a community forum where a progressive activist, a conservative businessperson, and a libertarian teacher were engaged in a lively debate on local issues. Their failure to ...