Jack Farchy in the FT on $5000 gold
byFT – Bullion bulls talk of $5000 gold Historically, gold and silver were the money of choice, freely chosen by the people as the…
August, 2011
Fiat money: the root cause of our financial disaster
by Ralph BenkoA view from America, previously published at Forbes.com on August 15th Is it possible that the ghastly unemployment, stagnant growth (and possible double-dip recession),…
Financial markets still don’t get it
by Detlev SchlichterApologies if the title of this Schlichter-file sounds somewhat arrogant but after the events of the past three weeks I may perhaps be forgiven…
If it’s broke, don’t fix it!
by Sean CorriganThe only part of the so-called national wealth that actually enters into the collective possessions of modern peoples is their national debt. Hence, as…
The letters of Richard Cobden
by Dr Tim EvansWe are pleased to announce a special discount for Cobden Centre readers on The Letters of Richard Cobden from Oxford University Press: In four…
Kevin Dowd to speak at Adam Smith Institute
by Dr Tim EvansKevin Dowd to speak at Adam Smith Institute On the evening of Monday 12th September 2011, TCC Senior Fellow, Professor Kevin Dowd, is giving…
TCC Senior Fellow in today’s Wall Street Journal Europe
by Dr Tim EvansToday is the fortieth anniversary of US President Richard Nixon closing the gold window and bringing in for the first time in history a…
The curse of Babel
by Steve BakerA very old and well known story is told in Genesis 11. It is the story of the curse of Babel: Now the whole…
Nowhere to run
by Tom BurroughesJames Tyler’s recent comments about the negative Swiss interbank rates reminded me of a discussion I had with a private-client lawyer in London yesterday….
Stephan Kinsella goes from strength to strength
by Dr Tim EvansBack in 1995, I came across this fabulous journal article written by Stephan Kinsella called Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free…