Snowdrifts of Debt
The US government is the world's largest debtor with deficits feeding debts that pile on in increasingly larger numbers of numbing proportions, writes Christopher Mayer.
Money and Banking
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Paper Money, Taxes, and War
With a Republican president running sky-high debts, unleashing wars, imposing protectionist trade edicts, and risking the nation’s financial future, sometimes it feels like the 19th century all over again, specifically the year 1861 and following. The 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln sparked a secession movement in the southern states. In December, South Carolina seceded, and other Deep South states soon followed. Interstate commerce was disrupted, and many northeastern banks suspended specie payments. The atmosphere was one of grave political and economic crisis. Many feared war; many feared the unknown.
How Healthy Are the Banks?
Greenspan says the banks are in great shape. Frank Shostak, however, notes signs of deterioration.
The Widening Safety Net
Industry concentration is not usually a problem in the free market, writes Christopher Mayer. But the banking industry is hardly free.
Theory Meets Praxis: The Austrian Business Cycle Theory in Today’s Economy
Sean Corrigan presents The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture at the 2004 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Includes Question and Answer period.
Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve
Steeped in American history and Austrian economics, this extraordinary film is the clearest, most compelling explanation ever offered of the Fed, and why curbing it must be our first priority.
