In the latest issue of The Austrian, Ron Paul identifies reasons for optimism in the cause for liberty, and outlines where the movement should go from here.

Also in this issue, David Gordon reviews the much talked about Phishing for Phools from George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller. Dr. Gordon picks apart the offering from the pair of Nobel Laureates, describing it as “a radical attack both on the free market and a key part of standard economic theory.”

Apparently Quicken Loans is thinking like John Maynard Keynes and Paul Krugman. They can create their own bubble and multiplier effect. It’s magic!

The fact that the commercial was widely panned is probably a good thing.

Although making loans easier by reducing red tape imposed by Dodd-Frank Act legislation is a good thing.

This week’s Iowa caucuses mean that election season has officially begun, though the truth about politics stays the same. While the names may change, the spectacle every four years represents, as Lew Rockwell notes, “the triumph of compulsion over cooperation, coercion over freedom, and propaganda over truth.” Party banners are waved, campaign consultants gets paid, and government continues to grow —