The European Central Bank’s House of Cards
The European Central Bank’s recent move to negative interest rates is a sign that the ECB is hitting the panic button.
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The University Club in New York City
Only the Austrian perspective on economics can provide a credible accounting for what has happening to the monetary system, the banking system, the housing market, and the entire financial sector.
Helio Beltrão: World Cup Cronyism and the Liberty Movement in Brazil
Entrepreneur and businessman Helio Beltrão talks to Jeff Deist about crony capitalism and the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and why the Liberty Movement
The High Cost of Minimum Wages
Swiss voters recently rejected a proposal to introduce the world’s highest minimum wage.
The New Skyscraper Curse
The skyscraper curse continues to haunt us. Thanks to cheap money and malinvestment, new record-setting skyscrapers are being planned and built as the global fiat-money-induced boom continues toward its inevitable correction.
Natural Disasters Don’t Increase Economic Growth
Although Frédéric Bastiat disproved it years ago, many still believe that natural disasters increase economic growth.
Inside Venice’s Secession Movement
One of the organizers of the Venetian referendum on secession speaks about the vote and the prospects for successful separation.
Economics and Liberty
Interviewed by hosts Steve Floyd, Josh Bennett, and Aaron Bennett, on KFAR 660 AM Fairbanks, Mark Thornton discusses the state of the economy, Libe
Europe and Deflation Paranoia
The European Central Bank is deeply concerned about deflation, and deflation paranoia is a convenient way to justify propping up southern Europe, w
Thomas Piketty’s Improbable Data
Thomas Piketty’s theoretical case is weak, but his supporters say, “look at all this data. The data, however, is often iffy at best and outlandish at worst.
