I’m glad to hear that. As a friend and mentor once said, “as famous as he is, Adam Smith is still underrated.” Where should you begin? Shortly after I finished my PhD I went to the Liberty Fund’s “Adam Smith Boot Camp.” It was there that I read The Theory of Moral Sentiments for the […]
Network Marketing Leverages Relationships and Improves Monitoring
I started this blog in part to earn income through affiliate marketing channels. A lot of companies like Uber, Lyft, Dollar Shave Club, Nozbe, and others offer referral incentives. If you use my Uber or Lyft codes for your first rides, I get a $20 discount on a future ride. If you sign up for […]
The Gulag Archipelago As It Relates To Socialism
Over the last several weeks I’ve read Alexandr Solzhenitsyn’s epic The Gulag Archipelago, which is three volumes and almost 2,000 pages of sordid memoir recounting one of history’s grimmer examples of man’s inhumanity to man. Excused by enthusiasts for socialism as the tragic excesses of Stalin’s rule, Solzhenitsyn shows that the Archipelago predated Stalin and […]
The Gulag Archipelago as it relates to Socialism
Over the last several weeks I’ve read Alexandr Solzhenitsyn’s epic The Gulag Archipelago, which is three volumes and almost 2,000 pages of sordid memoir recounting one of history’s grimmer examples of man’s inhumanity to man. Excused by enthusiasts for socialism as the tragic excesses of Stalin’s rule, Solzhenitsyn shows that the Archipelago predated Stalin and […]
Traveling With Ease
TRAVELING WITH EASE I took my new backpack and new suitcase on speaking trips to McKendree University and Hampden-Sydney College. I was surprised at how much easier flying is with a four-wheeled suitcase that rolls in all four directions, and the “TSA Friendly” laptop sleeve made airport security less of a hassle.
Research and Reviews
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Jackson, Jeremy J., Ryan A. Compton, and Art Carden. 2015. Economic Freedom and Social Capital. Applied Economics 47(54):5853-5867. Courtemanche, Charles and Art Carden. 2014. Competing with Costco and Sam’s Club: Warehouse Club Entry and Grocery Prices. Southern Economic Journal 80(3):565-585. Carden, Art and Christopher J. Coyne. 2013. The Political Economy of the Reconstruction-Era Race Riots. Public Choice 157:57-71. […]
Research and Reviews
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Courtemanche, Charles, Art Carden, Murugi Ndirangu, and Xilin Zhou. 2019. Do Walmart Supercenters Improve Food Security? Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 41(2):177-198. Magness, Phillip W., Art Carden, and Vincent Geloso. 2019. James M. Buchanan and the Political Economy of Desegregation. Southern Economic Journal 85(3):715-741. Jackson, Jeremy J., Ryan A. Compton, and Art Carden. 2015. […]
Articles, Blogs, and Commentary
Selected Articles Natural Disasters Still Aren’t Good for the Economy (Forbes.com, May 8, 2014) It’s Time for Governments to Get Over the Edifice Complex (Forbes.com, January 29, 2014) Finding Mister or Miss Right: Easier than Finding Aliens? (Forbes.com, December 31, 2013) Does the Surveillance and Security State Make Us Safer? (Forbes.com, October 8, 2013) What […]
Research and Reviews
Selected Articles Natural Disasters Still Aren’t Good for the Economy (Forbes.com, May 8, 2014) It’s Time for Governments to Get Over the Edifice Complex (Forbes.com, January 29, 2014) Finding Mister or Miss Right: Easier than Finding Aliens? (Forbes.com, December 31, 2013) Does the Surveillance and Security State Make Us Safer? (Forbes.com, October 8, 2013) What […]
Research and Reviews Backup
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES Jackson, Jeremy J., Ryan A. Compton, and Art Carden. 2015. Economic Freedom and Social Capital. Applied Economics 47(54):5853-5867. Courtemanche, Charles and Art Carden. 2014. Competing with Costco and Sam’s Club: Warehouse Club Entry and Grocery Prices. Southern Economic Journal 80(3):565-585. Carden, Art and Christopher J. Coyne. 2013. The Political Economy of the Reconstruction-Era Race Riots. Public Choice 157:57-71. […]