A Pro-Free-Market Program for Economic Recovery, by George Reisman
byGeorge Reisman is one of the most educated and intelligent men on the planet. He was one of only four people the great master…
Essentials
Free Banking, the Balance Sheet and Contract Law Approach
byFor new readers to this site who are not aware of the debate that exists within the Austrian School, there are those who are…
Why all Banks are Insolvent
byWhy Even the Best Banks are Insolvent and Inherently Dishonest We are told that Barclays is a good bank and it did well not…
The Crack-up Boom
byThis post is excerpted from Mises’ “The Causes of the Economic Crisis and Other Essays Before and After the Great Depression” which is available…
Buchanan: The Constitutionalization of Money
byJames M. Buchanan (Nobel Laureate, economics, 1986) on reform of the monetary regime through constitutional 100% reserves: The market will not work effectively with…
The Luvvie Tax
byI see the panel of economic experts that is the acting industry have latched onto the Tobin tax, now re-branded the ‘Robin Hood Tax’. …
More evidence of the incompetence of state accountants re derivatives
byVia The Telegraph: Meanwhile Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, criticised investment banks for the role they may have played in helping Greece to mask…
Alchemists of Loss, Prof. Kevin Dowd
byWe are delighted to announce a forthcoming book by Cobden Centre Senior Fellow Professor Kevin Dowd and US-based journalist and former investment banker Martin…
A day of reckoning: how to end the banking crisis now
byDrawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur…
Banking: the shape of the debate
byShould banks be permitted to operate with a fractional reserve on demand deposits or should 100% reserves be a legal requirement? Should there be…