Week in Review: March 12, 2017
It is becoming increasingly hard to argue with Harry Truman's conclusion: the CIA was a mistake.
Money and Banking
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How Central Banks Enable the Money-Creation Process
While it is true that private banks initiate the money-creation process, it is central banks that make the the whole process possible.
The War on Cash Finds Its General
Rogoff has read Rothbard and cites him, but the Austrian theory of the business cycle is not within his range of vision.
Sound Money Is Rising at the State Level
Legislatures in Idaho and Arizona are working to lower barriers to use of precious metals as money.
Arizona Challenges the Fed’s Money Monopoly
America’s 46-year experiment in fiat currency has gone exactly as predicted: a decline in the standard of living of middle- and working-class Americans
Can Yellen Keep the Boom Going?
Sometimes, pouring more easy money into a late-stage economic boom can keep it going just a little longer. Can Yellen pull this off?
6 Steps Toward a More Sane Economic Policy
Any one of these steps — even partially implemented — would be a step in the right direction.
Review of Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle, Vols. I and II by Brian P. Simpson
While making numerous helpful contributions related to economic history, Simpson’s exposition of business cycle theory misleads rather than clarifies.
The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle
This article examines the impact of shadow banking on credit expansion and the business cycle.
Lew Rockwell on War and Our Upcoming Foreign-Policy Symposium
In this video, Lew Rockwell discusses our upcoming conference, and the role of the Fed in financing ongoing wars.
