Six Myths About Money and Inflation
The reality is that hyperinflation is caused by a loss of confidence in the money unit, which the monetary authorities may be incapable of preventing.
The Fed
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The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis, by Ben S. Bernanke
There is trouble lurking in each of the book’s four chapters. The text gets off on a wrong foot as Bernanke overviews the origins and purposes of the Fed.
The Fed and the “Salvador Dali Effect”
The Fed and the Treasury are betting on the fact that the dollar will remain the world’s reserve currency forever, and that the US can inflate with
The Fed and the “Salvador Dali Effect”
The Fed does not produce work or items of value.
Don’t Assume What Is “Unseen” Doesn’t Exist
Protectionism harms US consumers by taking away options they prefer (and patriotism does not justify helping some American producers beggar American consumers).
Government Spending and Negative Interest Rates
Last week’s decision by the ECB to cross the border into negative territory marks a historic event and shows just how far central banks are willing to go to destroy the global economy.
Confusing Capitalism with Fractional Reserve Banking
Banking in its current form is not capitalism.
Ron Paul Poll: Economics, Not Political
The Haven has posted the following poll question:
Review of A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913–51, by Allan H. Meltzer
Austrians have demonstrated that recessions—and depressions—are the inevitable result of central bank intervention in the economy.
Review of The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, by Alan Greenspan
Kaza reviews Alan Greenspan's book The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World. Kaza asks "Which social acquaintance will defend Greenspan against the charge the seeds of the greatest
