I just heard from Lew Rockwell and he made it out of surgery just fine. He had serious surgery done on the back of his eye, not super dangerous but quite harrowing. It took a good part of the day yesterday. Apparently it will be a month or so before we know how much good it did and what the prospects are. But the important thing is that he is feeling fine and recovering. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
Bernanke is said to support stimulus (NYT): “If Mr. Bernanke opposed Congressional action on the ground that spending increases and tax cuts would increase the budget deficit, the Fed might restrain its own effort to stimulate the economy with lower interest rates. Mr. Bernanke wants to keep the Fed out of political jockeying, but he is also wary of endorsing measures that could aggravate the government’s long-term fiscal problems....
One reviewer of the second edition of Socialism commented: “In some circles Mises is called the last representative of a liberal economic order. He is certainly not the last, but after many years the first who has dared to think through all the consequences of such an order [liberal economic order], and to erect and demonstrate a doctrine with unshakable logic.”
Ron Paul explains his position on gold money:
Here is a first look at what you will enjoy hearing at the Austrian Scholars Conference 2008.
The general bias against Wal-Mart extends far deeper than any generic bias against capitalism or against Wal-Mart’s success. The people who hate Wal-Mart seem to have few scruples about shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond or Target. Even if Target enjoyed a market share similar to that of Wal-Mart, it’s difficult to imagine the same culturally based disdain being directed with nearly as much passion at Target as has been the case for Wal-Mart.
Taking legal drugs is safer than taking illegal drugs, right? Think again. Dr. Mercola, a pro-liberty, non-traditional doctor, in his recent e-mail newsletter, has an interesting article by a Dr.
