Cobden on Free Trade and its Relevance Today
byFood is on the whole cheap to us as an advanced or even a post industrial nation. Richard Cobden, with a small group of…
Economics
FT.com – We should not be saved from our stupidity
by Steve BakerIt is very hard to play the game of life – or of capitalism – when governments keep changing the rules. Which they do…
Good article on Naked Capitalism
by James TylerBy way of nakedcapitalism.com this excellent article from washingtonsblog.com on “Fictional Reserve Banking”: But whatever you think about fractional reserve banking, whether or not you agree…
Demand for Doctors
by Jamie WhyteJamie Whyte discussed this article on Radio 4 yesterday. I like most of the doctors I know. They are earthy and unsqueamish, about minds…
Greg Mankiw Ponders Greenspan’s Paper the Crisis and Considers 100% Reserves
by Toby BaxendaleWe are grateful to Robert Arbon for pointing out this article on Greg Mankiw’s Blog: I just returned from the spring meeting of the…
Time to Celebrate the Entrepreneur
by Toby BaxendaleDo you think it is very worrying that not one government policy encourages the entrepreneurs of the world to create wealth? Without wealth creation…
Krugman the Witch Doctor
by Toby BaxendaleSubject: is it just me… …or is Krugman sounding ever more like some desperate, wild-eyed Climate Alarmist, frantically trying to ratchet up the scale…
Tim Evans at the Hampton School
by Dr Tim EvansFollowing the recent launch of TCC’s Education Network, I am delighted to be speaking on Monday 22nd March to the youngsters of the Hampton…
Peter Schiff, the Austrian School Economist who Predicted the Great Meltdown
by Toby BaxendaleDear Reader, For our largely UK based audience, you may or may not have heard of Peter Schiff, investor and Austrian School economist. We…
Sound bedfellows who need to walk the walk
by Dr Tim EvansMuch to the annoyance of more tribal associates, I have long argued that there are natural friends of liberty to be found amongst elements…