Recession or Depression?
Many people are finally saying the R word: Recession. The fundamentals don’t look good.
Mises Wire
Whoo hoo for Radiohead
Victory for the idea that free downloads and purchased hard copy can be complements and not always substitutes.
Best Book on Economics since Human Action
I came across this rave review in a letter dated July 18, 1959 from Murray Rothbard to the Volker Fund:
The Tax that’s Anything but Fair
Tired of reading yours truly on evils of the FairTax?
Memo to David Frum: More Money Not Necessary for Economic Growth
In discussion of gold as a monetary institution I often hear that the supply cannot expand fast enough to accomodate economic growth.
Has John Gray Returned to Classical Liberalism?
Has John Gray come back? Once a classical liberal admired by Murray Rothbard, Gray many years ago abandoned the defense of the free market.
Hayek on the Paradox of Saving
Chronic underconsumption is an idea most often associated with Keynes.
The Payday Interest Rate Controversy
I never quite understood the Payday interest rate controversy until today when, like clockwork, I felt the first rumble of my daily, late-afternoon hu
Stockpiles and Speculators
Although most commentators concede that the free market does a decent job providing regular goods and services day in and day out, for some reason
