Horwitz: To the Opponents of Fractional Reserve Banking
bySteven Horwitz writes In some free-market circles fractional reserve banking (FRB) is blamed for everything from business cycles to bad breath. Defenders are seen…
December, 2010
King World News: Gold and Hyperinflation
byThere have been some great interviews on King World News recently. For those who might be snowed-in, and who therefore need some diverting entertainment,…
Nigel Farage: The game is up for the EU — The Euro is collapsing
byAfter his extraordinary speech to the EU last week, fired by the economic situation in Ireland, Nigel Farage was interviewed by Eric King on…
Cobden Centre Radio: The Irish Situation from an Austrian Perspective
byIn an illuminating and fascinating 30-minute interview, I spoke tonight to Professor Gerard Casey about the current economic and political situation in Ireland, mixing…
Loose Money, Asset Price Cycles and the Decapitalization of the United States
byBen’s Bubbles and the Bonfire of American Capital Prepared by Kevin Dowd and Martin Hutchinson[1] for the 28th Cato Institute Annual Monetary Conference Asset…
Hayek-doubters re Denationalisation of Money: Eat Your Heart Out!
byA great article from Harvard Business Review: Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared. The bankers, fed up with regulation,…