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Murray Rothbard’s America’s Great Depression and Its Importance Today

Book ReviewsBooms and BustsAustrian Economics Overview

Blog03/14/2023

Rothbard’s America’s Great Depression is the essential book to read for those wanting to understand the economic issues we face today.

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Money Supply Growth Went Negative for the Third Month in a Row, and Is Near a Thirty-Five-Year Low

U.S. HistoryMoney Supply

Blog03/08/2023

With negative growth now dipping below –5 percent, money-supply contraction is approaching the biggest declines we've seen in the past thirty-five years.

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Making Nonsense from Sense: Debunking Neo-Calvinist Economic Thought

Free MarketsPhilosophySocialism

Blog02/25/2023

Neo-Calvinist economic thought claims that prices and private property cause scarcity. However, they provide no methodology for their claims.

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Mill at a Loss

ProgressivismPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog02/24/2023

Murray Rothbard was no fan of John Stuart Mill's philosophy and neither is Philip Kitcher. However, there is a huge divide in how Rothbard and Kitcher view Mill.

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Money versus Monetary Policy

Money and BanksMoney and BankingValue and Exchange

Blog02/17/2023

Money is simple. The political program of monetary "policy" is not.

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Meanwhile in Yemen, the US Government Supplies Weapons to Continue the Carnage

Media and CultureWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog02/16/2023

Most Americans are not aware of the conflict in Yemen or the US role in a war that continues to kill and maim the innocent. It's time to change that.

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Managing Money Is as Important as Making It: The Sad Case of Athletes Going Broke

StrategyTaxes and SpendingEntrepreneurship

Blog02/06/2023

The recent case of retired megastar Usain Bolt losing millions of dollars to bad investments highlights the importance of sound money management.

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More Recession Signs: Money Supply Growth Went Negative Again in December

Money Supply

Blog02/03/2023

The fact the money supply is actually shrinking serves as just one more indicator that the so-called soft landing promised by the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be a reality. 

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