Why the Fed should not accommodate increases in the demand for money?
byBy Dr Frank Shostak Through the ongoing process of selection, people have settled on gold as their preferred medium of exchange. Some commentators, cast…
Economics
Speech on UAPs at the Organization of American States in Panama
byI gave this speech at the Organization of American States in Panama, at the USA House. I talk through this fascinating topic from the…
Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801
byFRIENDS AND FELLOW-CITIZENS,Called upon to undertake the duties of the first executive office of our country, I avail myself of the presence of that…
What the Conservatives Get Wrong about the French Revolution
byBy Ryan McMaken The thing we now call “conservatism” in the West largely comes out of a reaction against the French Revolution and other…
How to avoid the Crash
by“The Guide says there is an art to flying”, said Ford, “or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself…
FREEDOM
byIts value, preconditions, and enemies “I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the times in which we live I…
Tracing Jefferson’s Libertarian Thought in the Declaration of Independence
byBy Joshua Mawhorter The period from 1765 to 1776 witnessed escalating political, constitutional, and military tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies. Much…
Technology shocks and boom bust cycles
byBy Dr Frank Shostak Some economists such as Finn Kydland and Edward C. Prescott (KP), the 2004 Nobel Laureates in economics, are of the…
Speech in Iceland “The Rise and Fall of Civilisations”
byI recently gave this speech in Iceland on the rise and fall of civilisations. In this lecture, I talk through different theories of the…