Re: THIS IS PORN.
"Though I'd feel happier if el reg also had an equally accomplished economics writer with leftish leanings as a balance."
"Accomplished" is very nice of you, thank you.
However, one slight problem from my point of view. Yes, I know, I make little jokettes about being a capitalist plutocratic running dog and all that, but I actually consider myself (as do most of my colleagues at the Adam Smith Institute consider both me and themselves) as being a lefty, a leftist.
My arguments always start with "What's going to make the poor richer?" and in my book that makes me a lefty. That the answer seems to be markets, trade, non-excessive taxation and so on is only a means to that end.