Mises Daily:
Thursday, September 02, 2010
by
Ryan P. Long
Regarding the media frenzy about the "Ground-Zero Mosque," Ryan Long asks: if the land surrounding the World Trade Center is so sacrosanct for some Americans, why haven't they purchased it themselves?
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Mises Daily:
Thursday, September 02, 2010
by
Christopher Westley
What happens to the price of hotels in Rome when the Pope dies? The market experiences shock that, in macroeconomic terms, would seem to destabilize the system. Still, with careful planning, the market manages just fine.
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Mises Daily:
Thursday, September 02, 2010
by
Murray N. Rothbard
Rothbard shows that Gresham's law was introduced not by Sir Thomas Gresham but by the "arrogant, boorish, and feisty" Sir Thomas Smith the Elder (1513–1577), a bitter critic of debasement who was exiled from the court in 1549. He fought back with a book.
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