
The myth of austerity
Many politicians and commentators such as Paul Krugman claim that Europe’s problem is austerity, i.e., there is insufficient government spending. The common argument goes like this: Due to…
Read MoreMany politicians and commentators such as Paul Krugman claim that Europe’s problem is austerity, i.e., there is insufficient government spending. The common argument goes like this: Due to…
Read More“Politics, as hopeful men practice it in the world, consists mainly of the delusion that a change in form is a change in substance,”…
Read MoreEpisode 74: GoldMoney’s Alasdair Macleod talks to John Butler – Chief Investment Officer at Amphora Commodities Alpha and publisher of the Amphora Report, as well as…
Read MoreI’m not excited about the appointment of a new Governor of the Bank of England. The money power is one too pervasive and too dreadful…
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve Board originally led us to believe that it was necessary to expand money supply through quantitative easing to offset the contraction…
Read MoreOn June 3, 1804, Richard Cobden was born. Nicknamed the “Apostle of Free Trade,” he spearheaded the campaign against the protectionist Corn Laws, leading…
Read MoreThose born in Europe to parents who survived the horrors of the last world war have no trouble recalling the genuine admiration, and perhaps…
Read MoreEpisode 71: Following his “Farewell to Congress” speech last week, Congressman Ron Paul talks to GoldMoney’s Andy Duncan about the achievements and legacy of…
Read MoreEpisode 69: Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson talks to GoldMoney’s Alasdair Macleod about global politics, with special emphasis on China’s prospects and challenges in the years ahead. They…
Read MoreAre democracy and sound money incompatible? Many people think they are but Douglas Carswell, MP for Clacton, begs to differ. Indeed, he has begged…
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