Gerard Casey: The Major Contributions of the Scholastics to Economics
byFollowing up on our Cobden Centre Radio discussion last week, Professor Gerard Casey’s article on The Scholastics today appeared on Mises.org. Here is the…
Jim Rickards: The complete corruption of the Fed is driving the Chinese to buy much more gold
byEric King spoke recently to Jim Rickards, the principal negotiator in the Long Term Capital Management rescue, about China’s 480% increase of gold imports…
200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
byTwo academics, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, recently wrote a best seller, The Spirit Level, which purported to show how having a much more…
Peter Schiff: The difference between production and consumption
byMr Schiff has produced two YouTubes since we were last with him. The first video, from the 26 of November, discusses the dollar and…
Having to repay a debt from one’s assets is now “unfair”
byOne interesting consequence of the UK’s submission to EU laws sprang to mind when reading a free copy of the Nov 28th Mail on…
Ludwig von Mises: Thoughts on Inflation
byIn 1958, the 77-year-old Ludwig von Mises delivered a remarkable series of six lectures to an audience of Argentinians, in the University of Buenos…
Cobden Centre Radio: The Guido Hülsmann Interview
byIn a fascinating 28-minute interview, this afternoon, I spoke to Doctor Jörg Guido Hülsmann, a Professor of Economics at the University of Angers, in…
Currency devaluation and economic growth
byAccording to popular thinking the key to economic growth is demand for goods and services. It is held that increases or decreases in demand…
Horwitz: To the Opponents of Fractional Reserve Banking
bySteven Horwitz writes In some free-market circles fractional reserve banking (FRB) is blamed for everything from business cycles to bad breath. Defenders are seen…
King World News: Gold and Hyperinflation
byThere have been some great interviews on King World News recently. For those who might be snowed-in, and who therefore need some diverting entertainment,…