# Henry Hazlitt

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586. How Does the Lost World of Vienna Still Shape Our Lives?

From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas — and how the arrival of fascism can…

Post 387: McDonald’s Strategic Share Price Decreases and the A.I. Boom

McDonald’s focused for a number of years on strategic menu price increases. It’s now starting to bite. The prime property market in London, England peaked in 2014! The world’s largest producer of spirits, Diageo, is now seeing double-digit declines in U.S. sales. Nike’s sales decline accelerates.…

Post 388: Billionaire Bungalows and Think Before You Read

Billionaires are becoming landlords. The great Henry Hazlitt and my notes from his book Thinking as a Science. I have sent these notes to numerous people over the years but today I add my own PM notes. No Financial Ructions or Book Review this week. Back to regularly scheduled programming next w…

Post 389: Why Taxing Robots is a Bad Idea And Some Misleading Inflation Numbers

Xerox has had twelve straight quarters of sales declines. And its share price is 90% lower than where it was in 1986. Inflation in the U.S. is moving back up. And no, smartphone prices are not falling like the government would like you to believe. Bill Gates believes that the government should t…

On the Job

On the Job Or, A Parent's Work Is Never Done I said this morning that it’s easy, but foolish, to assume that everyone is thinking and doing all the good things. When it comes to the glorious responsibilities and privileges of parenting nothing goes without saying. So, let's say some things. Here a…

Post 390: Homebuilder Confidence Collapses as Home Prices Rise and Homes Shrink

Home builders in the U.S. are now the least optimistic since 2012. It’s worst in the west. Lennar is the second largest home builder in the U.S. Home prices, new orders and gross margin are all down. And so is its share price. Homes increasing in size are often used as justification for higher …

Thinking as a Science-Henry Hazlitt

"Thinking as a Science" by Henry Hazlitt delves into the principles of rational thought and the importance of logical reasoning in everyday life. Hazlitt emphasizes the necessity of clear thinking and its application to various aspects of decision-making and problem-solving. This timeless explorati…

Post 391: Global Debt and Canadian Foodbank Visits Are Way Up While Many Share Prices Are Way Down

📍A poem for this time of year. 📍Netflix sales continue to decelerate. As does its share price. 📍Visits to foodbanks in Canada are soaring. We look at why that may be. 📍UPS continues its turnaround plan. Lower volumes but better pricing and profitability as they ditch their business with Amazon. 📍Fa…

Health Is Wealth: Why Intermittent Fasting Isn't What You Think — Christian Yordanov on Functional Health

Does intermittent fasting work, or are people crediting the wrong thing? In this guest episode, Joe Withrow talks with functional health specialist Christian Yordanov, author of The Fasting Delusion, about looking for the root contributors behind health problems and why Christian thinks most of fas…