Classical liberalism in the Liberal party since 1886
byThe final death of classical liberalism as a force or element within the Liberal Party has been announced many times over the last hundred…
Richard Cobden’s achievements
by“We are on the eve of great changes” Richard Cobden told Parliament in February 1846. He was correct. Britain stood poised to embark on…
The blind archer
byFinally, the great day has come and gone when the Fed would once again ride to the action, not daring to be left behind…
The motive powers of destructionism
byIts a great pleasure to wake up in the morning on holiday and read something very true, as always, from Mises. Its also a…
A new gold standard?
byThe US Republican Party recently announced its intention to set up a “gold commission”, to examine the feasibility or not of returning to a…
Fed’s new monetary plan runs the risk of severely damaging the US economy
byThe US central bank announced on Thursday September 13, 2012 that it will expand its holdings of long-term securities with open-ended purchases of $40…
Stimulus, to infinity and beyond
byThere was a beautiful symmetry to last week’s policy announcement by the Fed. Precisely a week after the ECB had pledged its commitment to…
Socialism and decivilization
byOn pages 33–35 of my book Socialism, Economic Calculation, and Entrepreneurship, I examine the process by which the division of practical entrepreneurial knowledge deepens…
The hope of Osborne and the error of Osborne
byThe following quote is taken from page 155 of Capital and Production by Richard von Strigl, which you can download in PDF format from…
Money, twisted: caught in the devil’s bargain
byIn this world, what isn’t lacking, somewhere, though? Sometimes it’s this, or that: here what’s missing’s gold. – Goethe, Faust, Part II, translated by…