James Dines: Gold, Rare Earth, Uranium, and the Mother of all Bubbles
byRare Earth elements are essential for the production of modern technology — for instance, Toyota Prius drive motors rely upon dysprosium. Phones, computers, and…
Economics
Spreading Hayek, Spurning Keynes
by Toby BaxendaleWe’re delighted to see that the Wall Street Journal has published a profile piece on Cobden Centre Advisory Board member Prof. Peter J. Boettke:…
It’s official – the British government owes trillions
by Toby BaxendaleAnother great article from the IEA, this time by Nick Silver: Earlier this year I published a report estimating British government debt at £4.8…
Roger W. Garrison: Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle
by Andy DuncanProfessor Roger Garrison, the main macro-economist in the Misesian wing of the Austrian School of economics, presented a superb hour-long lecture last month, at…
Hack away – and smile while doing it, minister
by Mark LittlewoodAs the silly season comes to an end and the party conferences approach, the coalition government will find it needs to go beyond its…
Two ways to promote wealth creation
by Toby BaxendaleIn an article yesterday I defined the only lawful way I know to create wealth as follows: Wealth is only created when entrepreneurs make…
Halligan: West should concede on Doha
by Toby BaxendaleThere was an excellent article from Liam Halligan in Sunday’s Telegraph: The stark underlying message from these WTO numbers is that the West’s inability…
Jim Rickards: The Golden Bullet
by Andy DuncanI think it’s time to dust off those old Sean Connery Goldfinger DVDs again, because Jim Rickards of Omnis has suggested a new tool…
Dangerous Defeatism?
by Toby BaxendaleReaders of this site will immediately realise that this recent article by Telegraph journalist Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is most confused. Much of our work aims…
Peter Schiff: The Bernanke and Krugman Show
by Andy DuncanSince our last roundup, Mr Schiff has produced three more videoblogs for all of us slavish Austro-Schiff diarists to view, discuss, and annotate. Let’s…