The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Portugal’s Bond Auction
byPortugal tested the chilly New Year auction waters on January 5th as it auctioned €500 million of six-month bonds. The good news is that…
Economics
Dynamic Duo interview with Jesus Heurta de Soto
by Morgan ReynoldsOn October 21, 2008, I conducted a radio interview with professor Jesús Huerta de Soto, Professor of Political Economy at Rey Juan Carlos University…
Wanted: Austro-Monetary Economist for Ron Paul
by Mark GoodhandLew Rockwell has announced an exciting opportunity in the US: Ron Paul has been named chairman of the Domestic Monetary Policy subcommittee, and will…
Liam Halligan: Why I believe Tim Congdon is on losing side of monetary easing argument
by Andy DuncanAs a hardcore Rothbardian myself, I could quibble with one or two of the things that Mr Liam Halligan has written in his latest…
What can Business Learn from Academia: Fish, Hayek, Keynes and Oakeshott
by Toby BaxendaleHaving recently sold my food business, life is moving at a much slower pace, which gives time for thought and reflection before I undertake…
The Myth of Under-provision of Science by the Free Market
by Anita AcavalosOne of the recurring myths propagated by today’s mainstream economists is that scientific research requires government funding in order to give society the maximum…
Fed’s Hoenig says gold standard “legitimate” system
by Andy DuncanI almost spilt my gin and tonic this evening when I read on Reuters that the current Kansas City Federal Reserve President Thomas Hoenig…
James Turk: The UK government’s borrowing and spending policy could trigger next major world financial crisis
by Andy DuncanWith the UK government continuing to borrow and spend at record amounts — with British government debt increasing each month, where the man on…
Those Dishonest Goldsmiths
by Toby BaxendaleMy second beach reading has been the above named article. Like the last one I reviewed, this is written by one of the giants…
Banking, Inflation and Recessions
by Anthony J. EvansThe Adam Smith Institute has recently published videos of their Liberty Lectures, held at Cass Business School last August. The room was overflowing with…