The Japanese Deflation Myth and the Yen’s Slump
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Brendan Brown, first appeared at mises.org last year] The slide of the yen since late summer has brought it…
Excerpt from Lord Acton’s “Essays on Freedom and Power”
byThe history of freedom in antiquity NEXT TO religion, has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from…
Falling Interest Causes Falling Profits
byMost people assume that prices move as a result of changes in the money supply. Instead, let’s look at the effect of changes in…
The Occult Wars Of Kim Jong-un, Smaug, Paul Krugman And Gold
byPyongyang, evidence shows, effected a spectacular data breach of Sony Pictures to express its wrath over Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogan’s The Interview, a…
Happy New Year from The Cobden Centre!
by2015 is already looking like a good year for those who believe that liberty is the fountainhead of human progress…
Before Adam Smith There Was Chydenius
by[Editor’s note: this article first appeared at mises.org] On my first day back in the classroom this fall, I was reminded that entrepreneurial alertness…
The Unpredictable Future And Winning Liberty
byAs a new year begins, it is easy to consider that the prospects for freedom in America and in many other parts of the…
The Biggest Monetary Change in 80 Years
byThe Swiss people put an initiative on their ballot to reverse decades of regression. They’re trying to get gold back into the monetary system,…
Yes, Virginia, There Is No Political Santa Claus
byAt a time of the year when gift giving and charitable good spirit fills the air, please allow me to be the one who…
The Real Fed Tug Of War: the Yellen Doctrine vs. the Volcker Doctrine
byThe financial markets are on a hair trigger as to when, and how quickly, the Fed will tighten and raise interest rates. Billions of…