Posts by Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp
About Alex Knapp
Alex Knapp is Associate Editor at Forbes for science and games. He was a longtime blogger elsewhere before joining the OTB team in June 2005 and contributed some 700 posts through January 2013. Follow him on Twitter @TheAlexKnapp.

Weekend Meditation

Meditations on a Broken Window, Part 1

Bastiat vs. the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Weekend Meditation

Will Malthus Have the Last Laugh?

We’re heading towards a future of higher food prices and more hunger.

You Can’t Make the Government Perfect, But You Can Make It Better

It’s institutions of government – not its size – that matter when it comes to how good a job the government does.

Mainstreaming Brutality

In just over a decade, America has gone from a bipartisan consensus that torture and brutality are bad to a bipartisan consensus that they’re necessary.

Victor Davis Hanson and Election 2012

Critics of Barack Obama’s foreign policy should engage his actual policies — not policies that don’t actually exist.

The Size of Government Is a Non-Issue: A Late Night, Caffeinated Manifesto

It’s not the size of your government that counts — it’s what you do with it that matters.

Helium Reserves, Cutting Spending, and Prudence

The privitization of Federal helium reserves is a textbook example of the damage to the nation that can be caused by imprudent budget cutting.

Levin Blogging

An Official Statement Concerning Violence, Threats of Violence, Comparisons to Hitler, Etc.

My official statement. Please refer to this the next time somebody says something stupid.

Moodys: GOP Spending Cut Plan Could Cost 700,000 Jobs

Moodys warns the the Republican plan to cut spending could cost the economy 700,000 jobs.

Affordable Care Act Ruled Constitutional

The Affordable Care Act has been ruled Constitutional in Holder v. Mead.

The Free Market and Unions

Under Obama, Taxes Are Lower Than Ever

Since Barack Obama took office, federal taxes have been lower for pretty much everyone.

Are Wisconsin Public Servants Overpaid?

Contrary to some assertions, Wisconsin public servants are not better compensated than their private sector counterparts.

Taxes At An All-Time Low; Deficits At An All-Time High

The drive to cut taxes is at the heart of the budget mess.

Redistribution from the Feds? Not Really.

There really isn’t a lot of redistribution happening in the United States.

Unemployed? Don’t Bother Applying.

Being unemployed, especially in the long term, makes it less likely to get hired.

I Get Emails About History

Shameless Self-Promotion

Medved: Stop Saying That Obama Wants to Destroy America

Michael Medved wishes that conservatives would stop implying that the President of the United States wants to destroy the United States.

Matthew Yglesias Bait

Cutting the Budget

Blogging Liberty and Tyranny, Chapter Five

Taking a dive into Mark Levin’s view of Federalism.

Blogging Liberty and Tyranny, Chapter Four

Examining Levin’s examination of the Constitution, jurisprudence, and property rights.

The Rand Paul Plan

Blogging Liberty and Tyranny, Chapter Three

In chapter three of Liberty and Tyranny, Mark Levin applies his typical standards of logic and evidence to matters of faith.

Blogging Liberty and Tyranny, Chapter Two

The blogging of Mark Levin’s magnum opus continues.