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Even if COVID-19 Goes Away, the Economy Isn't Going Back to "Normal"

The FedGlobal EconomyU.S. History

Blog06/18/2020

When the current panic and crisis began, we were already in the late stages of a long asset price bubble. The crisis has exposed the fragility of the current system and we won't be going back to where we were before.

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Economic Collapse Has Turned Many Europeans against the EU

Central BanksDecentralization and Secession

Blog06/09/2020

Ironically, the economic collapse in Europe has united both the poor and rich members of the EU in agreement that the EU has none of their best interests at heart. The political winds have shifted and are blowing against the EU.

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Entrepreneurship in the Time of COVID-19

Calculation and KnowledgeEntrepreneurship

Blog06/04/2020

It is always a challenge for entrepreneurs to try and predict what customers will want in the future. But now things are even more unpredictable. And government regulations aren't helping either.

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Europe's Communists Are Trying to Blame COVID-19 on Markets and "Neoliberalism"

Capitalism

Blog05/08/2020

Far from being a sign of alleged capitalist brutality, the spread of international trade and market freedom is a sign of greater global cooperation and solidarity.

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Ending the Lockdowns Isn't about Saving Money. It's about Saving Lives.

Economic FreedomInterventionism

Blog04/25/2020

"Saving lives versus saving money" comparisons confuse ends with means. The end of saving the economy is not to have more money. The end is to have resources necessary to preserve the lives and health of countless human beings.

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Exactly How Many Deaths Are Needed to Justify Giving Governments Control of Everything?

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyPolitical Theory

Blog04/20/2020

What is the number of deaths due to disease which justifies the total abandonment of the rule of law and basic human freedoms? Sixty thousand? One hundred thousand? Three hundred thousand? Supporters of the current police state ought to pin down a number for us at which all rights are forfeit.

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Even If the Fed Keeps Pumping Money, We May Still See Deflation

InflationMoney and Banks

Blog04/11/2020

It is tempting to assume both money supply inflation and price inflation will come soon as the central banks pump new money. But if banks aren't lending because the economy is in disarray, the money supply may actually shrink, and prices may even fall.

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Entrepreneurship Is the Foundation of a Productive Society

The EntrepreneurMedia and Culture

Blog04/09/2020

To spread the benefits of goods and services, we must first spread the mindset needed to take on the task of producing goods and services. That is, the mindset of entrepreneurship.

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