Philipp Bagus: Currency and Economic Collapse
byProfessor Philipp Bagus, who has recently joined our Cobden Centre Advisory Board, spoke last week to Jeffrey Tucker of the Ludwig von Mises Institute,…
Economics
Interview with an Austrian — Jesús Huerta de Soto
byI’ve just discovered a recent interview with Professor Huerta de Soto, released on April the 15th, this year. Okay, so this is hardly ‘hot…
Friday video interlude: The dollar is in its death throes
byAlthough we must bear in mind that one of these gentlemen works for a fund which holds a billion dollars worth of private gold…
The Importance of Debate on Banking Freedom
byA recent QJAE paper by Bagus and Howden has reignited the controversy over Fractional Reserve Free Banking versus Full (100%) Reserve Banking. Per Toby…
Henry Hazlitt archive available
byThree of the world’s leading centres of liberty – the Foundation for Economic Education, Liberty Fund and the Universidad Francisco Marroquin, have joined forces…
Welfare and the case for honest money
byI do not doubt that the Government is sincere in its wish to make Britain “open for business” and to deliver greater life chances…
Book Review: Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature, and Other Essays
byThe remarkable thing about being an aspiring Rothbardian, is that no matter how much Rothbard you read, the next virgin Rothbard book up on…
Professor Philipp Bagus joins the Cobden team
byI am pleased to announce that Professor Philipp Bagus is now a fully signed up member of The Cobden Centre’s Advisory Board. A Professor…
Mechanistic vs Institutional Government
byEnergy policy from an Austrian perspective: “Britain’s 3 pin energy policy” (5 Apr 2011) There are two approaches to government and economics: Mechanistic Institutional…
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…