Knowledge problems vs. incentive problems in the financial crisis
byAs one of the few Austrian economists in the UK, I’ve become somewhat frustrated by the lack of attention to knowledge processes when talking…
James Turk interviews James Grant
byGrant is the owner of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. He is one of the greatest financial commentators and you have probably never heard of…
Egon von Greyerz and James Turk discuss how gold can preserve your wealth
byAndreas Acavalos sent this link to me. With billions under management, Egon von Greyerz is no fool and James Turk is custodian of many…
A golden opportunity with friends in France
byWhen I worked in Brussels some years ago, I played a minor part in helping Dr. Cecile Philippe set up the fabulous Institut Economique…
Was Keynes’ Economics Utopian?
byAt any given time, a few Keynesian economists and Austrian economists can always be found arguing on the internet. Recently, Don Boudreaux of Cafe…
Philipp Bagus: Euro Dead On Arrival?
byThe splendidly tenacious Professor Philipp Bagus, placed into the lions’ den, educates the world, and a couple of other rather blinkered commentators, on the…
A Dose of Curative Double Dip
byThe joke about Harry Truman asking to see a one armed economist so that they couldn’t say “But on the other hand” has lasted…
Why We Are Facing an Inflationary Depression
byIs the global ‘recovery’ faltering? Is the United States economy heading for a ‘double-dip’? These are the headlines after recent disappointing economic data releases,…
Outside the Asylum: Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey, 2011
by(All photos of the PFS conference by Paul Vahur) Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy fans may remember a splendid character called Wonko the Sane,…
Fundamentally speaking…
byIf, in trying to get a grasp of the state of the market for base metals, you were to listen to the likes of…