An Examination of Key Factors in the Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture, sponsored by James M. Rodney, presented at the Austrian Economics Research Conference.
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The Global Curse of the Federal Reserve
Full title: “The Global Curse of the Federal Reserve: How Its Monetary Virus Stimulates Destructive Waves of Irrational Exuberance and Depres
Scotland and the Hoppean Blueprint for Secession
In its secession effort, Scotland should have employed the methods recommended by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. That is, it should have been done in a decentralized and piecemeal fashion. However, such efforts would have required the Scots to abandon their welfare state.
Patrick Barron: Currency Wars and the Death of the Euro
Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron discuss what's going on in the EU and what it might mean for America.
Is Scotland Big Enough To Go it Alone?
Some opponents of Scottish secession (and most other Secession movements) claim that places like Scotland and Quebec are "too small" to be independent countries. A look at small countries vs. large countries, however, suggests that small countries often perform better economically.
Misesians in Japan
Marc Abela talks with us about the state of Austrian economics and the freedom philosophy in Japan.
You Can’t Run an Economy With Spreadsheets
Argentina’s economic minister, Axel Kicillof, has become famous for his assertion that it is possible to centrally manage the economy now because we have spreadsheets.
Sweatshops: A Way Out of Poverty
These so-called sweatshops are part of the development process that leads to better conditions. Austrian economic theory teaches that people choose purposively to improve their situation.
