Opponents of private-property rights and the market mechanisms they give rise to routinely appeal to emotional reflexes in their condemnation of capitalism.

As Murray Rothbard described one of their favorite lines of attack,

Just in case you might think that the curbing of free enterprise and individual rights is something new in American history, someone just sent me a headline from the New York Times dated May 30, 1918. “Navy Man Indicted for Food Hoarding.” It reads as follows:

One of the few positive developments from the housing bubble is that many mainstream economists have recognized the pernicious role played by the Federal Reserve. Indeed, some analysts on CNBC have discussed the outright abolition of the Fed.

The Italian translation of my book The Church and the Market has just been published. It features an excellent introduction (some 36 pages long!) by the great Carlo Lottieri.

It’s interesting how during a bust, the Austrian School suddenly gains greater prominence and people act as if the Austrians are just another player in the mainstream (which isn’t really true as much as we might like it to be). Here is a recent case of this: Andy Laperreire in the WSJ:

Paul Mladjenovic, who wrote Stock Investing for Dummies, among other books, called to ask permission to hand out some Mises Institute materials. Turns out that he is devoted to our podcasts and books and things and follows the Austrian School closely, considering himself an adherent. Very nice!

Government green included, of course.

Can you answer the following questions correctly (take a guess if you like, I did)?

1. Which two of the following are considered sources of potable water in LEED? (Choose two.)