Why a “Dollar” Should Only Be a Name for a Unit of Gold
No one prints dollars on the purely free market because there are, in fact, no dollars; there are only commodities, such as wheat, cars, and gold.
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Our Monetary System Favors the Rich and Hurts the Poor
Our monetary system encourages debt and punishes saving. It also benefits those who already have money at the expense of those who do not.
Why A Brexit Crisis Is Not A Bust
The UK's exit from the EU cannot and will not, in itself, trigger malinvestments and their subsequent inevitable liquidation through a bust.
How the State Worsens Economic Inequality
Our monetary system favors those who are already-wealthy at the expense of those who are only beginning the wealth-building process.
The Lessons of the 1920–21 Depression
James Grant has shown us how the only sure cure for depression is deflation and liquidation of overblown resource and asset prices.
New Translations of Mises.org Articles: Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Spanish
New translations of articles from mises.org.
Newman, Salerno Join the Tom Woods Show
Following his article last week on ABCT and the Great Depression, Jonathan Newman, along with Joseph Salerno, joins the Tom Woods Show.
Amazon = $3 Trillion?
Let us see how close this venture capitalist comes to putting a $3 trillion price tag on Amazon at its all-time high price.
Gross Calls for Helicopter Money
Legendary investor Bill Gross calls on the Fed to bring on Milton Friedman's "helicopter money."
Home Prices Outpacing Official Inflation Rate, Household Income
We've replaced saving with consumer debt (i.e., mortgages) and a hope that people can continue to make the high payments every month. It's not a terribly wise long-term economic strategy, but it's one the Fed is banking on.
