Jump Back From the Debt Crevasse
byWith what Mr Spock might call the fascinating financial news stories we have all seen in the last week or so, most people are…
The Filter^: The banking debate has reignited!
byOn my blog I ask the following: I’ve heard people [that] argue for limited purpose banking use an example of gas stations. They say…
IEA Blog » What Austrian business cycle theory does and does not claim as true
byIEA Blog » Blog Archive » What Austrian business cycle theory does and does not claim as true. Over at the IEA blog I…
What is money?
byIn their working paper Assessing UK money supply measures in the light of the credit crunch, Toby Baxendale and Anthony J. Evans provide a better measure of the money supply. In this article, Steven Baker explores the background to the paper and indicates some key findings.
The Emperor’s New Clothes: How to Pay off the National Debt & Give a 28.5% Tax Cut
byI offer a £1,000 reward for anyone who can tell me why this logically won’t work, practical politics, for now, being another matter. What…
Sean Corrigan on CNBC
byRegular Cobden Centre contributor Sean Corrigan appeared on CNBC this morning, discussing the surge in the price of gold, and its role as both…
Bastiat – The State
byIn the course of things, I had cause to quote Bastiat: “The state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at…
Cameron’s choice: 1945, 1931, 1815, or something new
byI recently discovered a very good article at prudentbear.com, published shortly before the general election. Martin Hutchinson considers “the three previous occasions on which…
Bloomberg: the past five years don’t make Keynes look good
byVia Anthony Evans, a refreshing piece of commentary by Amity Shlaes for Bloomberg: All hail Keynes. That’s the message in President Barack Obama’s decision…
Peter Boettke wins Adam Smith Award
byI am delighted to announce that Cobden Centre Advisory Board member Prof. Peter Boettke has been honoured with the prestigious Adam Smith Award. We…