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Video: Mark Thornton explains “Silver Money and Inflation”
Mark Thornton explains how silver money keeps inflation in check.
Patents Are Not Economical
Well, they’re often economical for the patent holder in the short-run.
The End of Shopping as Entertainment in America
In America, Memorial Day weekend (like Labor Day weekend) means big sales at most major US retailers.
The True Costs of War
Memorial Day provides as good an opportunity as any to reflect on the horrendous and irreversible costs of war.
Memorial Day and the Meaning of Freedom
What does freedom really mean? Freedom is the absence of state coercion. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less.
Why We Should Not Underestimate the State
Many of my friends think of the state as stupid, and therefore an easy foe for determined dissidents to defeat. I have a different view.
Rogoff on the Advantages of Paper Currency
Ken Rogoff offers a series of powerful arguments in favor of retaining paper currency.
