Malinvestment: Have We Learned Anything Since the Last Recession?
Government stimulus plans blow up new bubbles to replace the old ones that had previously been created by government also. Let's end the cycle of wealth destruction.
Booms and Busts
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The Eurozone is Slowing, and the ECB Isn’t Prepared
The European central bank has no ammunition left with which to address any serious economic downturn.
A Chinese Bomb: Are We Really on the Threshold of Another Global Financial Crisis?
The Chinese debt is overwhelming not simply because of the volume, but because the figure has quadrupled in seven years.
There’s No #metoo When Economies Collapse — You Do What You Have to Do
Economic disasters often lead to a rise in the number of people willing to work in the sex trades — which are staffed mainly by desperate people.
Easy Money, Easy Morals
In this 33-minute talk Joseph Salerno discusses the right way to define inflation, and how it impacts both economic prosperity and culture.
Tall Buildings, Mighty Crashes
Skyscrapers that set world records for height don’t cause economic panics, but are, instead, a warning a boom has reached its peak.
Daniel Lacalle on the Biggest Bubble of All
Daniel Lacalle and Jeff Deist discuss why all of us have a stake in seeing central bank balance sheets shrink.
Austrians vs. Market Monetarists on the Housing Bubble
The Austrian story fits the facts of the housing boom—and bust—much better than the preferred narrative of Market Monetarists.
