What the pound has still to learn from gold
byToday, as there are so many politicians meddling around trying to get things right in our economies, people are concerned about money; not only…
Economics
The Filter^: Another Austrian kick up the arse of Paul Krugman
byI provide an Austrian-school critique of Paul Krugman’s latest views. The money quote: Krugman’s policy is akin to confiscating the lifeboats from a cruiser…
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: With the US trapped in depression, this really is starting to feel like 1932
byAEP is a deeply frustrating writer because although he seems capable of understanding what is happening in an almost Austrian-lite fashion — with the…
IEA Lunchtime event: The crisis and the Austrian theory of the business cycle
byThis Friday (9 July) at 1pm, I will be chairing a lunchtime event at the IEA: The crisis and the Austrian theory of the…
The Road to Serfdom, Amazon best seller
byTo our great delight, The Road to Serfdom, by the outstanding thinker F.A. Hayek, was this June the No. 1 best seller at Amazon.com…
Short sharp shock – “the Irish Route” or Keynesian Malaise?
byKeynesian Theory According to Keynesian Theory, a recession is caused when there is not enough “aggregate demand” to soak up all the goods and…
The faith and folly of the Brussels elite
byIn his latest article for ConservativeHome, Steve Baker responds to comments by the departing Charlemagne columnist of The Economist. If the outgoing Charlemagne defines…
Honest Money through bearer shares, a proposal
byBy kind permission of Paul Birch, we reproduce his essay setting out a proposal for honest money through bearer shares, previously published on this…
Peter Schiff: GDP, Markets, Dollar, and Financial Regulations
byIn his latest economics video blog, Peter Schiff discusses the turnaround in the views of Alan Greenspan, who appears to be returning to his…
Our forbears can thank their lucky stars that King Canute did not understand QE – Part 1
byMarket Manipulation – ECB Market Operations are simply a Devastating Waste of Taxpayers’ Cash. The ECB’s May 10th “shock and awe” assault on the…