Money and Banking

Mark Thornton explains how silver money keeps inflation in check.

Until Ron Paul raised the issue at the national level, the Federal Reserve had been treated with lazy indifference.

Interviewed by host Alan Butler, Mark Thornton discusses Martin Wolf’s support for continued easy money policy, and also the latest push by t

Mark Thornton critiques Thomas Piketty’s recent bestseller, and explains why capitalism is not the problem, nor are taxation and redistributi

The European Central Bank is deeply concerned about deflation. And deflation paranoia is a convenient way to justify propping up southern Europe.

Interviewed by host Alan Butler, Mark Thornton explains fractional reserve banking and describes how we can ease our way out of the Federal Reserve

Interviewed by host Andy Duncan, Jeff Deist discusses how Austrian economics can help make people wealthier, and how to gain practical knowledge ab

Interviewed by host Alan Butler, Mark Thornton describes the history of the dollar from a silver coin to its current fiat status.

Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; 11 April 2014. Includes an introduction by Jeff Deist.

Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama; 11 April 2014. Featuring Jeff Deist, Daniel J. Sanchez, Peter G. Klein, and Mark Thornton.