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Vincent Cook

Vincent has a MA in Biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as an analyst for thirty years in the University of California’s Office of the President, reporting statistics concerning technology transfers, research grants and expenditures, and faculty salaries on behalf of the ten campus UC system. He has been a supporter of the Mises Institute since its founding in 1982 and has hosted the Epicurus & Epicurean Philosophy website since 1996. Vincent is also a practitioner of the Filipino martial arts; in 2002 he competed in world championship matches, earning medals in sparring and forms divisions.

Articles

The One Bloated Brobdingnagian Bill

05/27/2025 Mises Wire Vincent Cook

Incorrigible truth-teller Dr. Ron Paul recently pointed out that cutting military spending would make for a big and beautiful bill; certainly a bit more beautiful than the One Bloated Brobdingnagian...

Tariffs Won’t Ever Be “Optimal”

05/14/2025 Mises Wire Vincent Cook

Peter Schiff—well-known libertarian financial author and podcaster—recently faced off against pro-tariff author Spencer Morrison in a debate about Trump’s tariffs on zerohedge.com. Schiff argued that...

Tariffs Won’t Reindustrialize America

04/15/2025 Mises Wire Vincent Cook

On March 16, members of the Trump administration appeared on the Sunday morning network talk shows arguing that retaliatory tariffs are necessary for revitalizing American industries by promoting a...

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Media

The One Bloated Brobdingnagian Bill

05/29/2025 Vincent Cook

President Trump's so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is more of the same: big and bloated. It adds billions to the federal deficit and does nothing to deal with the government‘s ruinous debt. Naturally, the Republicans support it.

Tariffs Won’t Save the US Dollar

02/08/2025 Vincent Cook

President-Elect Trump has been threatening tariffs against BRICS countries unless they abandon their plans to abandon the US dollar. While Trump may come off as being "tough" in his negotiations, he cannot bluster his way to a stronger dollar, thanks to reckless monetary policies.

“Personnel Is Policy” Means the Rule of Law Is Dying

01/23/2025 Vincent Cook

Those carrying out government directives are even less bound by law than they were a few years ago, and talk about new bureaucrats is beginning to resemble the Kremlinology of the Cold War.

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