Top ten reasons why fiat currency is superior to gold
byIn the spirit of the holidays and hope for a more prosperous 2013, I thought my readers might appreciate a little humour to partially…
December, 2012
Outlook for 2013
by Alasdair MacleodI have not faced the prospect of a new year with so much trepidation as when I contemplate what is in store for 2013….
50th anniversary of Man, Economy, and State
by Robert P. MurphyAs 2012 draws to a close, we should note that it is the 50th anniversary of the 1962 publication of Murray Rothbard’s grand treatise,…
Deck the halls with macro follies
by The Cobden CentreIn case you missed it, here’s another gem from EconStories.tv … In an article reprinted at Mises.org, John Papola explains: Each year, our attention turns to…
A matter of interest – part 4
by Sean CorriganMake do and mend Continued from Part 3. That the development of a situation where an over-proportion in the assembly of higher-order capital combinations vis-à-vis the…
Japan in 2013
by Alasdair MacleodThe Japanese government for the last twenty three years has employed the Keynesian tools of deficit spending and more recently the monetarist policies of…
Aboveground gold stock likely smaller than commonly thought
by Andy DuncanEpisode 78: GoldMoney’s Andy Duncan interviews James Turk, Chairman of GoldMoney and co-author of The Collapse of the Dollar, about his study of the aboveground global gold…
A matter of interest – part 3
by Sean CorriganGive us this day, our daily bread Continued from Part 2 … In all the foregoing, we have introduced several important arguments; some on the…
Goodbye to liberty
by Alasdair MacleodThe human race, in its advanced economic form, is committing euthanasia. The US, UK, Europe and Japan are all implementing economic policies that must…
Winds of change
by Sean CorriganIn what has been the most symbolic gesture of his short term in power, incoming Chinese President Xi Jinping last week made Shenzhen the…