The Price Fixer
Does Alan Greenspan have a theory or is he just winging it? (Commentary by James Grant)
Does Alan Greenspan have a theory or is he just winging it? (Commentary by James Grant)
A Fed official dreams up a new idea to crack down on currency hoarding. (Article by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.)
Robert Mundell's economics, both praised and criticized from an Austrian perspective. (Comments from scholars)
So long as the Fed has the power to print, the boom-bust cycle is here to stay. (Paper by Frank Shostak)
The long history of fiat money and the disasters it has left in its wake. (Column by Albert Friedberg)
How government-backed hysterias endanger the prices of stocks. (Speech by Tom DiLorenzo)
The phrase of the day is "moral hazard." It's something everyone seems to think is a bad thing, but few are willing to do anything about, certainly not Alan Greenspan. So far, he's on record backing the Mexican bailout, the Asian bailout, the bailout of Long-Term Capital Management, and more IMF funding, despite the financial dangers all these create down the line.