In this interview with the Ron Paul Institute, Lew Rockwell discusses the Mises Institute’s upcoming foreign-policy conference with Ron Paul, David Stockman, Eric Margolis, and other keen observers of American foreign policy. 

The symposium will be on April 8 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Register here. 

After getting caught flinging obscenities at one of Uber’s drivers, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has issued an apology saying he (Kalanick) needs to “grow up.” 

On February 2nd  two Cuban libertarian activists, Ubaldo Herrera Hernandez of Mises Cuba and Manuel Velazquez Visea, were arrested. The two were targeted by Cuban police outside of the Benjamin Franklin Library, which opened last December to provide Cubans access to libertarian ideas.

(Address to the Mt. Pelerin Society, Brussels, September, 1974. Previously unpublished.)

It has become almost mainstream that bubbles are an important cause of economic recessions. The main question posed by experts is how one knows when a bubble is forming.

The common view is that if the central bankers knew the answer to this question then they might be able to prevent bubbles from forming in the first place and thus prevent recessions.

The story is that it is consumers that are going “to push the economy to grow more than 2 percent this year.” That’s Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan’s recently expressed view. It’s the old fallacy of spending — rather than saving — our way into growth.

The state of Florida is well known for many things: beautiful beaches, outrageous headlines, and being the setting for the wacky antics of the Golden Girls. In Florida’s fascinating history, perhaps no figure stands taller than the great Walt Disney, who transformed unwanted swampland into Disney World, forever changing central Florida from swamp and farmland into one of the premier vacation destinations in the world. Disney’s example is an incredible demonstration of what a man can accomplish with vision, work-ethic, and a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

[Jeff Deist recently gave a talk entitled Libertarian, Heal Thyself at a Mises Institute event in San Diego. The following is an excerpt from his remarks- Ed.]

I’m sure many people in this room remember the late Harry Browne, who was an investment advisor and a great libertarian. In fact he was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president in 1996 and 2000.