The Eurozone Falls into Recession as “Stimulus” Fails
It's all in spite of enormous social spending, more than two trillion euros of stimulus, and the increase in population. Resorting to the old “it could have been worse” argument makes no sense.
It's all in spite of enormous social spending, more than two trillion euros of stimulus, and the increase in population. Resorting to the old “it could have been worse” argument makes no sense.
Our political and cultural elites have gaslighted us on inflation for years. To learn the truth, read the Austrians.
Patrick Deneen not only misunderstands John Stuart Mill, but he also misunderstands libertarians, claiming they are elitists who believe the world should be ruled by experts.
As long as scarcity exists, there will be greed. Thank goodness free markets enable greedy people to serve others.
With growth now falling near or below negative 10 percent for the second month in a row, money-supply contraction is the largest we've seen since the Great Depression.
Leftists claim that developing nations are poor because Western nations once practiced colonialism. The truth is that empires do not foster economic growth.
How can a bank “create money out of thin air”? We must enter the magical kingdom of “fractional-reserve banking,” where deposits are turned into loans, loans are turned into money, and so on, to find out.
The Federal Trade Commission is heavily scrutinizing the proposed merger between Microsoft and Activision. Why? Because Sony is against it.
What happens next will depend heavily on what the regime will feel is necessary to buoy public support for the regime and its current ruling party.
One of the standard doctrines of mainstream economics is that the assumptions of a model do not have to reflect reality. Austrian economics vociferously disagrees.