Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society”: A Free Market Critique
byThe following talk was delivered at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on March 7, 2011, as a lecture in…
Adam Smith Reveals His (Invisible) Hand!
byToday is the anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s most famous work, ”The Wealth of Nations” (March 9, 1776). To celebrate this important day,…
At the ASI: Mervyn King and narrow banking
byVia Tom Clougherty at the Adam Smith Institute, Mervyn King and narrow banking: Ultimately, the problem with modern banks is that they do not operate…
Money supply versus money demand
byAccording to popular thinking, not every increase in the supply of money will have an effect on the production of goods. For instance, if…
William J. H. Boetcker’s Ten Cannots
byIt has become fashionable for our politicians to give us lists and pledges about things they will do or will not do to improve…
Gold bug heaven on King World News
byWith the price of gold crashing through record highs most days of the week at the moment, I should imagine most gold bugs are…
The “Barbarous Relic” – It Is Not What You Think
byI am pleased to promote this monograph by James Turk, founder of GoldMoney: I am no fan of Keynesian economics. I find most Keynesian…
Jeff Tucker: Collection of Mises original papers discovered in London
byJeff Tucker talks about much that is interesting in the following video, but the best part (at 10 minutes) is when he tells the…
Cobden Centre Radio: The Philipp Bagus Interview
byToday, on Cobden Centre Radio, I speak to Professor Philipp Bagus, the author of The Tragedy of the Euro, about his book, his current…
Cobden Centre Radio: The Sam Bowman Interview
byBrian Micklethwait speaks to Sam Bowman, the Research Manager at the Adam Smith Institute (responsible for the blog and for overseeing the ASI’s briefing…