The myth of austerity
byMany politicians and commentators such as Paul Krugman claim that Europe’s problem is austerity, i.e., there is insufficient government spending. The common argument goes like this: Due to…
November, 2012
America: A threat to liberty?
by“Politics, as hopeful men practice it in the world, consists mainly of the delusion that a change in form is a change in substance,”…
Central bank money printing knows no limits
byEpisode 74: GoldMoney’s Alasdair Macleod talks to John Butler – Chief Investment Officer at Amphora Commodities Alpha and publisher of the Amphora Report, as well as…
If the Treasury Committee rejects the new Governor, the House must have a binding say
byI’m not excited about the appointment of a new Governor of the Bank of England. The money power is one too pervasive and too dreadful…
Shadow banking: the next landmine
byThe Federal Reserve Board originally led us to believe that it was necessary to expand money supply through quantitative easing to offset the contraction…
Richard Cobden: activist for peace
byOn June 3, 1804, Richard Cobden was born. Nicknamed the “Apostle of Free Trade,” he spearheaded the campaign against the protectionist Corn Laws, leading…
A tear for America
byThose born in Europe to parents who survived the horrors of the last world war have no trouble recalling the genuine admiration, and perhaps…
Ron Paul on sound money prospects in the USA
byEpisode 71: Following his “Farewell to Congress” speech last week, Congressman Ron Paul talks to GoldMoney’s Andy Duncan about the achievements and legacy of…
Niall Ferguson on the rise of China
byEpisode 69: Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson talks to GoldMoney’s Alasdair Macleod about global politics, with special emphasis on China’s prospects and challenges in the years ahead. They…
Cobden Centre Radio: Douglas Carswell MP on The End of Politics and the Birth of iDemocracy
byAre democracy and sound money incompatible? Many people think they are but Douglas Carswell, MP for Clacton, begs to differ. Indeed, he has begged…