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Patrick Barron

Tags The FedMoney and BanksBusiness CyclesMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

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Patrick Barron is a private consultant to the banking industry. He has taught an introductory course in Austrian economics for several years at the University of Iowa. He has also taught at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin for over twenty-five years, and has delivered many presentations at the European Parliament.

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6 Reasons Why a Trade War with the Chinese Is Pointless

Global Economy

Blog07/20/2018

China's so-called "unfair" trading practices really hurt China more than they hurt American businesses.

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China's Currency Manipulation Harms China — Not Its Trading Partners

Money and Banking
07/02/2018Power & Market

Americans are being told that China's currency manipulations are causing harm to its trading partners, America being the main victim. Nothing could be further from the truth. China's currency manipulations certainly cause harm, but to China itself!

No country can cause harm to another by...

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Frédéric Bastiat and the Hubble Telescope

Taxes and SpendingU.S. History

Blog01/15/2018

Bastiat would point out that all that tax money spent on space programs comes at a very real, unseen cost.

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Lyndon Johnson's Terrible Legacy

U.S. History

Blog11/18/2017
Johnson's political philosophy is alive and well today. The US government spends freely on welfare programs at home, and on unwinnable wars abroad.
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Two Common Objections to Unilateral Free Trade

Global EconomyTaxes and SpendingPolitical Theory

Blog04/06/2017
Free trade is not an obstacle to either economic prosperity or military defense.
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