Some More Quibbles with Free Banking
byIf you are interested in monetary theory and what the Austrian School has to say about this debate, the paper that Anthony linked to…
Billionaire Defender of the Statist Quo
byPsychologists should have no problem explaining our tendency to readily attribute success in investing or trading to skill and not luck. This tendency is…
Timo Soini: Why I Won’t Support More Bailouts
byTimo Soini: Why I Won’t Support More Bailouts The above-linked article is an op-ed penned by the leader of the ‘True Finns’ party who…
Under Two Flags
byThe conduct of the Bank, in inflating the currency, produces a rise of prices. The prices of all commodities gradually rise; that begets what…
Can Conservatives be Libertarians?
byCan Libertarians be Conservative? An overwhelming prejudice in favour of ancient and existing usages has ever been, and probably will long continue to be,…
The Debt–Inflation Cycle and the Global Financial Crisis
byPreviously published in Global Policy, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2011 London School of Economics and Political Science. Peter J. Boettke and Christopher J….
Nothing Solved! – An outlook
byWant to know what is the biggest threat to your prosperity? Look no further than the policy statement released last night by the U.S….
Responses to Bagus and Howden’s “quibbles” on free banking
byRegular readers may recollect Philipp Bagus and David Howden’s recent publication in the QJAE, where they provide a critique of fractional reserve free banking….
Book Review: Deep Freeze: Iceland’s Economic Collapse
byIf you believe in a Creator, then you must acknowledge that He (or She) possesses an incredible sense of humour. Without this, how do…
Study on Corporation Tax
byEarlier this week, The Taxpayers’ Alliance published a policy brief that I wrote on corporation tax. The report looks at the efficiency, fairness, simplicity,…