Jude coined the term “supply-side economics

Jude coined the term “supply-side economics.” Along with economist Arthur Laffer (of the Laffer Curve

fame), Jude shaped modern-day conservative economics and influenced leaders including Ronald Reagan,

Jack Kemp and Steve Forbes. He was author of the 1978 book The Way the World Works,” named one of the

100 most influential books of the 20th century by the editors of the National Review. At the heart of

the book is his 1978 discovery of the cause of the 1929 stock market crash, a discovery that vindicates

the classical economics, which had been blamed for the crash and the Great Depression. He writings over

many years appears on his Web sites, Wanniksi.com and Polyconomics. You can also read his writings on

Antiwar.com and LewRockwell.com, and listen to his radio interviews with Scott Horton.

Read his obituary.

He was one of the true conservatives who refused to abandon his principles when world events and the

neocons brought pressure to bear.

We at Antiwar.com mourn the loss of Jude: we will miss him a lot.

My radio show has moved to a new time (Saturdays 5-7pm), and my Weekend Interview Show fundraiser is

doing rather well so far. (Any help from fans of the show is greatly appreciated.)

Saturday afternoon I went to Dr. Ron Paul‘s birthday party / fundraiser and had a fun time. The

barbecue was great, I got to speak with the congressman again briefly, see some old friends and meet a

bunch of good folks from Dr. Paul’s congressional office. In his speech, Dr. Paul emphasized congress

’s total disregard for the US constitution, the role of the internet in spreading ideas of individual

liberty, the warfare state’s dependence on inflationary fiat currency to disguise its true costs and

the reason for suicide terrorism: foreign occupation. The best part was that I finally had the chance

to meet that “implacable foe of the warfare state,” Lew Rockwell.