Asset managers or asset gatherers?
by“The Bank of England paid nearly £3m of taxpayers’ money for a report on whether any of its staff knew about or were involved…
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Lessons For Winning Liberty In a World Of Statism
byFriends of freedom often become despondent when it seems that every day brings another growth and intrusion of government over people’s lives. But there…
A New Year’s Resolution: Becoming a Light of Liberty
byWith the beginning of 2015, what might be a “New Year’s resolution” for a friend of freedom? I would suggest that one answer is…
Yes, Virginia, There Is No Political Santa Claus
byAt a time of the year when gift giving and charitable good spirit fills the air, please allow me to be the one who…
Böhm-Bawerk: Austrian Economist Who Said “No” to Big Government
by[Editor’s note: this piece, by Richard M. Ebeling, was originally published at EpicTimes] We live at a time when politicians and bureaucrats only know one…
Pulitzer’s Advice Applies To Krugman: “Put It Before Them…Above All, Accurately”
by[Editor’s Note: We will keep our readers apprised of developments in the exchange between Paul Krugman and The Cobden Centre regular Ralph Benko.] Professor…
2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months: A proposal for sound money
byIn light of recent events, we’re bringing forward this proposal from June 2010. There’s two ways to view the financial meltdown that occurred in…
Money is not working.
byA speech to the Policy Exchange on 31st March 2009 by Cobden Centre sponsor James Tyler. This article first appeared on hedgehedge.com but it…
The Staggering Economic Errors Behind The Policy of Quantitative Easing
byIn September of last year, I placed this article up on our web site detailing the theoretical errors behind the policy of quantitative easing….
Honest Money through bearer shares, a proposal
byBy kind permission of Paul Birch, we reproduce his essay setting out a proposal for honest money through bearer shares, previously published on this…