THE TROJAN HORSE BATTLE FOR THE EURO
byAt a recent conference hosted by a major global bank in London I sat on a panel alongside a macro investment strategist who referred…
Bitcoin, Bit-by-Bit, Pitches Silicon Valley Against Washington As Our True Capital
byWashington, DC, is the capital of the United States. Yet Silicon Valley is the true capital of the America of the present and the…
The euro may be riskier than you think
byFinance ministers in the Eurozone appear to have had a free lesson in game theory from Professor Yanis Varoufakis, the Greek finance minister. At…
Understanding True Credit and False Credit
by[Editor’s Note: This piece first appeared here http://mises.org/library/understanding-true-credit-and-false-credit] There are two kinds of credit: that which would be offered in a market economy with sound…
Does Walmart Prove Minimum Wage Laws Will Help Workers?
by[Editor’s Note: this piece was first published by Mises Canada here http://mises.ca/posts/blog/does-walmart-prove-minimum-wage-laws-will-help-workers/] In a recent column Paul Krugman has one of the most curious arguments…
CONSUMERS’ SOVEREIGNTY AND NATURAL VS. CONTRIVED SCARCITIES
byOne of the great myths about the capitalist system is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the expense of the consumers and workers…
Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part Two
bySen. Rand Paul is drawing liberal fire from many left wing commentators, now including Prof. Paul Krugman. Many of the criticisms are badly off…
New high! (Zzz.)
by“The FTSE 100 has at last topped the record it set at the close of 1999. Should Britons celebrate ? Probably not.” – John…
Rand Paul Draws Liberal Fire As The Left Discovers Its Inner Love Of The Fed, Part One
byThe New Republic, in its February 8th issue, carries an article by Danny Vinik entitled Rand Paul Has the Most Dangerous Economic Views of…
Richard Ebeling, “Introductions to the Selected Works of Ludwig von Mises (2000-12)” Part 3
by[Editor’s Note: this lengthy piece, by Richard Ebeling, primarily based on the “lost papers” of Ludwig von Mises that he and his wife, Anna, discovered…