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Krugman explained that the horrible trade wars of the early 1930s were the fault of — you guessed it — the gold standard.

"The gold-exchange standard establishes a system, in the name of gold, which in reality manages to install coordinated, international, inflationary, paper money."

"As well as repudiating the Mississippi Union Bank bonds in 1840, the state effectively repudiated the debts owed to the state banks."

It will be no surprise to readers of this site to learn that the Democrats' bill will seriously harm precisely those poor and uninsured citizens it is ostensibly designed to help.

Securitization is a financial technique that permits the exchange of relatively nonmarketable credit claims for liquidities.

Branden insisted that either JoAnn Rothbard change her views or the marriage be ended.

Eventually, every aspect of productive life will be so controlled that capitalist drive and ingenuity will become relics of the past.

Unfortunately, central bankers and central planners believe these statistics have relevance, justifying their interference with businesses and making us all poorer in the process — no matter what the numbers are.

Although Menger is acclaimed primarily for his role in developing what is now known as marginal-utility theory, his writings on methodological individualism, subjective value, and the economic character of goods ("Menger's Law") deserve more attention.

"We cannot compete against you in markets because you exert control over our entry into markets."