EconTalk Podcast on Ludwig von Mises
byAs previously blogged at Coordination Problem… Russ Roberts interviewed me on EconTalk about the life, work and continuing relevance of Ludwig von Mises. I…
Spending Cuts, Student Revolts, and the Debt Crisis
byIt has been impossible not to notice the widespread student protests over the past couple of months against the government plans to raise tuition…
Eric Cantona’s Revolution
byEric Cantona, the former professional football player, recently called for a “bloodless revolution” against the banks. The idea, according to Cantona, is that people…
A Crisis of Illiquidity or Insolvency?
byAs Europe continues bailing out its troubled economies, a subtle point is sidestepped. Providing additional doses of liquidity has brought short-term relief to some…
Cobden’s Christmas Teaser
byWe at CC know that the story below is not actually a fair parallel. Students of the banking bailout are invited to submit answers…
Mr. Cobden on banking
byBankers’ Magazine Vol I April-October 1844 – H/T Sean Corrigan The author of an interesting work published a short time since, entitled “Sir Robert…
Panel discussion held in Parliament on Britain’s Trillion Pound Horror Story
byOver on my own website, I introduce the research showing the true scale of Britain’s liabilities and report: As Chairman of the APPG on Economics,…
Has the US economy entered a self-sustaining growth path?
byRecent strengthening in some key US economic data has prompted many economic commentators to suggest that the US economy may have entered upon a…
Are German Dilemmas Causing European Problems?
byThe European monetary union is being held together tenuously. After putting €110bn. on the line to save Greece earlier this year, the tab increased…
ConservativeHome, Steve Baker MP: The greatest threat to civilisation is not climate change but bad economics
byOver at ConservativeHome, I have set out the case that The greatest threat to civilisation is not climate change but bad economics: Unfortunately, an…