Mises Wire
Business and Credit
I’ve been amazed at the sheer numbers of otherwise sensible people who seem to be under the impression that paper credit–not savings and capital–is
When your head hurts, hit it some more
One dreads pointing out the exceptionally obvious to the US Senate, but expanding deposit insurance takes us in the opposite direction of where we need to be.
Ayn Rand Institute on The Bailout and The Great Depression
The Ayn Rand Institute’s op-ed, The Real Lesson of the Great Depression
A Change in the Matrix
In the movie Matrix, when a deja vu happens, it is supposed to indicate a change in the Matrix.
Re My Objections to IP: Nevermind
Since IP causes only about $40 billion or so a year damage to the economy, I hereby withdra
Bailouts as Privilege
Note another thing that the bailouts represent: special privilege to particular market players to protect them from failure.
Conservatives for the Bailout
One might hope that the massive public opposition to the bailout would sway conservative opinion against the bailout but no such luck.