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Ronald Dworkin, R.I.P.

Ronald Dworkin, R.I.P.

David Gordon

Ronald Dworkin,  (1931-2013) who died yesterday, was widely regarded as America’s leading legal philosopher.

On the Resource Cost of Fiat Money

On the Resource Cost of Fiat Money

Tags: Monetary Theory
Mark Thornton

Milton Friedman and all monetarists after him claimed that the Gold Standard had a fatal flow.

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Happy Birthday, Israel Kirzner

Tags: Biographies
Peter G. Klein

The eminent Austrian economist Israel M. Kirzner turns 83 today.

Read About the University of Texas Mises Circle

Read About the University of Texas Mises Circle

Dan Sanchez

...and its

America’s Great Depression: Fifty and Relevant

America’s Great Depression: Fifty and Relevant

John P. Cochran

AGD at 50 and the Quote for the Week

Russian Alchemy: Turning Oil into Gold

Russian Alchemy: Turning Oil into Gold

Tags: Money and Banks
Mark Thornton

It would seem that Vladimir Putin has learned the art of alchemy as he has turned some Russian oil into Russian gold.

Recreating the Asset Bubble: The Fed’s Plan for Economic Recovery

Recreating the Asset Bubble: The Fed’s Plan for Economic Recovery

Joseph T. Salerno

While Keynesians continue to sing that lame old song about insufficient aggre

The Flat Tax Versus the Flat, Flat Tax

The Flat Tax Versus the Flat, Flat Tax

Joseph T. Salerno

Although I am not a fan of the flat tax, this short video is well worth viewing.

An economy built on an illusion is hardly a sound structure

An economy built on an illusion is hardly a sound structure

Peter G. Klein

George Melloan’s “The Fed’s Asset-

The Rise and Fall of Market Monetarism

The Rise and Fall of Market Monetarism

Joseph T. Salerno

Last week the FOMC announce