Mainstream economics is fixated on market failure . The solution for mainstream economists is always heavy regulation. Capitalism permits global scale enterprises to thrive despite bureaucratic red tape. A private seminar presented at the Mises Institute on 21 February
The Big Pharma–FDA nexus is just one giant conflict of interest against the general public, writes Mark Thornton. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by the author.
[This Mises Daily was originally published May 7, 2008. An MP3 version of this article, read by the author, is available for download .] It seems that we may never rid ourselves of the broken-window fallacy. Hurricane Katrina certainly did not stop economists from proclaiming the silver lining of natural disasters. On September 9, 2005, Labor
Paul Krugman attacked Ron Paul, Paul Ryan, and “Honest Money” and also took a shot at Austrian economists on his blog today. He called honest money a “Ron Paul dog whistle” and then went on to query Austrian economists on their position on Money Market Mutual Funds (MMMF). He doesn’t expect a serious answer. How do the Austrians propose dealing
Studia Humana is a new English language journal. It is a multi-disciplinary peer reviewed journal publishing contributions on any aspect of human sciences such as political economy, sociology, political science and philosophy. The editors invite the submission of articles, book reviews, discussions, responses, and notices from professional
As the Christian Science Monitor noted , Tokyo Skytree opens as the tallest tower in the world. It is a broadcasting and observation tower and so it does not qualify as a skyscraper and therefore it does not signal a global economic crisis. However, with regional records being set in the Pacific Rim, China, India, and Europe as well as a new world
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