New Working Paper - Mises, Rothbard, and the Methodology of Austrian Economics
By Stephen D. Parsons (De Montfort University)
Mises Institute Embroiled in Payola Scandal!
Will you ever trust this site again? BusinessWeek reveals that our friend economist Tom Lehman wrote an article for the Mises Institute while taking money (maybe as much as $2,000) from an institution that turns out to be funded in part (shill!) by the very institution that Lehman was defending against government attacks: the payday loan industry.
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
U.S. Holds Going-Out-Of-Business Sale
While many younger Americans said they consider the U.S. government passé, older residents were wistful about the demise of the longtime institution.
“I just don’t know what I’ll do when the U.S. shuts down,” said Vermont resident and loyal U.S. consumer David Wilson. “Who’s going to deliver the mail or put out my house if it catches fire? I guess we’ll have to switch to Verizon or something.”
Thanks to reader A.H. for the link.
Why I Wrote My Histories of Thought
As the subtitle declares, this work is an overall history of economic thought from a frankly “Austrian” standpoint: that is, from the point of view of an adherent of the “Austrian School” of economics.
Department of Computer Security? It’s a Joke
If you want to make a geek laugh derisively, writes Jeffrey Tucker, suggest that responsibility for computer security be turned over to the government.
The Union Conspiracy Against Wal-Mart Workers
Most of the commentary on the ongoing propaganda campaign against Wal-Mart, writes Thomas DiLorenzo, ignores what is probably the most important aspect of it: It is a labor union-inspired campaign against Wal-Mart employees.
Energy Markets: Shackled More Each Day
Tickling Your Globalization Funny Bone
Can humor, advertising and brand recognition transcend artificial boundaries? Peugeot may be on to something.
Housing Bubble Rolls Over
It’s finally happening. Some of us, who have been writing about the US housing bubble for several years now, underestimated how long it would last. But as Ben Jones has exhaustively documented at his excellent Housing Bubble 2 Blog, bubble cities around the country are all starting to see the following trends:
Captain Renault at the BIS
Hardly a surprise to many of us here, but always refreshing to hear official mea culpas, however implied the tone. This from a BIS report on world housing finance:
