Where Is Brazil Headed Now?
New Brazilian president Bolsonaro does not pretend to understand much about economics, but some of his advisors may move in the right direction.
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A Growing Libertarian Revolution in Brazil
The ideas of Mises, Rothbard, and Hoppe have sparked an intellectual revolution in Brazil, and the country's left fears it.
The US Ten-Year Shows The Extent Of The Bond Bubble
97% of consensus economists didn’t see the last recession the quarter before it started. Even worse, 77% didn’t see a recession when it was already happening!
The Ultimate Source of Profit and Loss on the Market
In the market economy there are no conflicts between the interests of the buyers and sellers.
Italy’s Problem Is Not The Euro, It’s Political Spending
Blaming the euro will not save Italy. Italy’s problem is political spending — the same problem that this new budget is going to greatly increase.
Understanding “Brazil’s Donald Trump”
As they did with Trump, the media categorizes Brazil's Bolsonaro as a “hateful” candidate, but it never tries to take a serious look at how Brazilians have suffered under leftist regimes.
The Myth of Synchronized Growth and the Era of Secular Stagnation
We have been hearing from central banks that we were living in a synchronized growth territory. Well, it wasn’t the case.
The Buffoons at Oxfam Believe it’s Better to be Poor in Afghanistan than Singapore
The last thing the left wants is for people to understand that poor nations only become rich nations with free markets and small government.
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.
Augusto, Milton, and Me: Reflections on a Trip to Chile
Chile would be even better off today had it adopted Mises-style laissez-faire over Milton Friedman's monetarism. But even a Friedmanian regime is far superior to the Keynesian economies that have ruined Argentina and Brazil.
