The Japanese Deflation Myth and the Yen’s Slump
[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Brendan Brown, first appeared at mises.org last year] The slide of the yen since late summer has brought it…
Excerpt from Lord Acton’s “Essays on Freedom and Power”
The history of freedom in antiquity NEXT TO religion, has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from…
Happy New Year from The Cobden Centre!
2015 is already looking like a good year for those who believe that liberty is the fountainhead of human progress…
Before Adam Smith There Was Chydenius
[Editor’s note: this article first appeared at mises.org] On my first day back in the classroom this fall, I was reminded that entrepreneurial alertness…
How the ‘Reserve’ Dollar Harms America
[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Lewis E. Lehrman And John D. Mueller, first appeared in the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/articles/how-the-reserve-dollar-harms-america-1416527644. It was kindly brought to…
Segregated Cash Accounts
[Editor’s Note: this piece, by John Cochrane, first appeared here http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.ie/2014/11/segregated-cash-accounts.html] An important little item from the just released minutes of the October Federal…
Interview with Martin Wolf on Monetary Reform, Part 2
Martin Wolf wrote an excellent article earlier this year on monetary reform, which can be found here . Martin’s new book, “The Shifts and the…
Interview with Martin Wolf on Monetary Reform, Part 1
Martin Wolf wrote an excellent article earlier this year on monetary reform, which can be found here . Martin’s new book, “The Shifts and the…
The Politics of “Free” Trade Agreements
[Editor’s note: this article, by Carmen Elena Dorobat, first appeared at Mises.org] Amidst news of the prolonged worldwide recession, new air strikes, secession attempts, and…
Interview with St. Louis Fed Vice President on Bitcoin
Dr David Andolfatto, who is Vice President of the St. Louis Fed, has been one of the most forward-looking people at central banks around…