Everyone loves (or loves to hate) these two articles about Ebenezer Scrooge’s many great economic services to humanity. Butler Shaffer writes in “ The Case for Ebenezer “: As I became older, I decided that Mr. Dickens had given Ebeneezer Scrooge an undeserved reputation for villainy, placing him in such company as Uriah Heep, Iago, Dr. Moriarty,
Overstock.com’s CEO Patrick Byrne explains some reasons why Overstock now accepts Bitcoins: Fortune: Do you own any bitcoins? Patrick Byrne: No. I own gold. Really, how much gold? A lot. Let’s just say enough that if zombies walked the Earth I will have enough gold that me and mine are taken care of. But you’re obviously a bitcoin fan. Why?
Mises Institute President Jeff Deist discusses the the Mises Institute and Austrian Economics on the Korelin Economics Report radio program. Click on Segments 7 and 8 to hear or download Jeff’s segment of the show. (Audio, approximately 20
I refer of course to the Catholic theologians known as Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine, both of whom concluded that the immorality of prostitution was not sufficient to justify a prohibition of the practice by civil governments. I was reminded of this recently when I encountered the reaction to a recent column written by Bobby Jindal, the
I refer of course to the Catholic theologians known as Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine, both of whom concluded that the immorality of prostitution was not sufficient to justify a prohibition of the practice by civil governments. I was reminded of this recently when I encountered the reaction to a recent column written by Bobby Jindal, the
David Stockman , author of The Great Deformation, describes the nature of Housing Bubble II: “Bubbles are breaking out everywhere.” Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com It’s also significant that Cavuto refers to the current situation as “good times.” I have no doubt that is true on Wall Street, but millions of Americans, including
Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, and author of this piece on the Libya War at Mises Daily , injects some sound analysis into the debate at RT TV.
As Rothbard pointed out , war and militarism are socialism writ large, and not surprisingly, war is very expensive to the taxpayers, and especially to those who are the targets of military intervention. There is presently a debate in Congress and in the media about how expensive the war in Syria will be. In the American policy debate The expenses
Peter Klein’s article on the debt ceiling today links also to John P. Cochran’s “ The Ethics of Repudiation “ and Murray N. Rothbard’s “ Repudiating the National Debt .” Also from Mises Daily on the debt ceiling: “ The Case against Raising the Debt Ceiling” - Robert P. Murphy “ Lower the Debt Ceiling” - Mark Thornton - Mises Daily “ Should
Mark Spitznagel, author of The Dao of Capital: Austrian Investing in a Distorted World writes in Investor’s Business Daily: Until we learn from the past, we will continue to expose ourselves to devastating booms and busts. The Bernanke-led Fed has only exacerbated the problem, leading us to the brink of an even worse correction. To capture the
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