Goodbye to austerity
byThere is a new campaign to end austerity. First, the IMF lets it be known it has second thoughts about it; then we are…
April, 2013
Come back to gold
byThis excerpt from Omnipotent Government by Ludwig von Mises was recently featured at Mises.org. The gold standard was an international standard. It safeguarded the…
A review of The Great Deformation
byDavid Stockman’s The Great Deformation is a tour de force of historical revisionism that demolishes the conventional economic and political wisdom prevailing both prior…
Physical gold vs paper gold: waiting for the dam to break
byIntroduction In this article I will argue that the recent slide in the gold price has generated substantial demand for bullion that will likely…
The pound’s slow demise
byOnce upon a time the pound sterling ruled the world of finance. Today it has been relegated to a less regal status, displaced by…
Could Bitcoin be the money of the future?
byThe crypto-currency Bitcoin is still merely a speck on the global monetary landscape. It is young, experimental, and for all we know, it may…
Would the real Peter and Paul please stand up?
byIn a previous life as a London-based ‘global strategist’ (I was never sure what that was) I was known as someone who was worried…
Spoiler warning
byFollowing Tim’s lead at The price of everything, we’re republishing this article from November 2011 … “I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that…
London Mises Circle – April
byThis month’s meeting of the London Mises Circle will take place at the Institute of Economic Affairs on April 25th. Abhinandan Mallick will give…
The bankruptcy of governments
byThe following is a transcript of the “Adam Smith Lecture” I gave at a private gathering in London on 19 February. For a long…