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Patrick Barron

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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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Germany Can Save Itself, and Possibly the World, by Abandoning Four Failed Policies

Global EconomyStrategyWar and Foreign Policy

Blog08/08/2022

Germany's foray into green energy is turning out to be a disaster, but abandoning the green utopia is only the first stage for that country. It is time to put common sense and sound economics at the forefront of German policy making.

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Is There an Opportunity for Real Change in Britain?

Anti-PoliticsPolitics
08/03/2022Power & Market

(Endorsed by Godfrey Bloom, Alasdair Macleod, Simon Hunt, and Claudio Grass)

In a few days the British Conservative Party will select a new prime minister from within its ranks. The new PM will have a short-lived opportunity to select new ministers. But more importantly, due to the...

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Audio Mises Wire

The Fallacy of Calls for a "Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic Challenges

Bureaucracy and RegulationLawU.S. History

07/28/2022Mises Media
Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones.
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The Fallacy of Calls for a "Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic Challenges

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic Policy

Blog07/23/2022

Politicians, academics, and the media often call for a new Manhattan Project to deal with economic issues. But there is a huge difference between technological problems and economic ones.

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Audio Mises Wire

The Fed Cannot Go Bankrupt; However, It Can Bankrupt the Country

Economic FreedomEconomic PolicyThe FedInflationU.S. EconomyPhilosophy and Methodology

07/22/2022Mises Media
The Keynesians running our economic life may be reassured that the Fed cannot fail in a technical sense, but the public should be appalled.
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