Is Terrorism a Disease?
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter is making the rounds with a speech about ISIL being a "cancer" that must be cured with aggressive treatment.
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Where Are We Headed in 2016? WATCH LIVE!
Can't make it to Houston to see Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, Bob Murphy, and Jeff Deist in person? Watch the live broadcast for free.
Norway’s Largest Bank Proposes a Raid on Cash
Norway's largest bank, DNB, has joined the relentless campaign by governments and big banks the world over to abolish cash, the physical embodiment of a nation's monetary unit and the last tangible, if tenuous, link to the 19th-century gold standard.
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China
We're being told to blame the current market volatility and emerging crisis on oil prices, China, and a "strong dollar." To find the real causes, though, we must look at central banks and at past mistakes and malinvestments.
Soaking the Future Poor
In our efforts to soak the present rich we have been soaking the future poor.
Why Europe Must Decentralize
The reaction to the failure of the Schengen Area offers one example of the centralist impulse within the EU, but for another illustration of of how the EU works, we need look no further than the EU's reaction to Poland's recent elections.
The Week in Review: January 23, 2016
Fear is in the air. Central bankers are warning of crisis, and while mainstream economists fear the falling prices that are on the horizon in our post-boom world, Austrians know that deflation and recessions are both inevitable and necessary.
Chicago Economist Called the Fed a “Cancer”
This is from the in-case-you-missed-it files. Thomas Sowell, my favorite Chicago economist, was a long-time supporter of the Federal Reserve bound by a Friedmanite monetary rule. In an interview in 2010, he called the Fed a "cancer" and advocated its abolition.
Repent and Believe in the Data!
The new trend among famous economists is pointing out the times they changed their views in light of new empirical findings. Far from defending economics as a science and a profession, this trend actually reveals the unscientific and ideological nature of mainstream economics.
Bernie Sanders Says We Should be Spending Less on Health Care
In the announcement of of his new health care plan this week, Bernie Sanders claimed that the US spends more on health care than any other country, and he said it as if it were a bad thing.
