Uses and abuses of monetary orders
byThe advent of a European Union with a single currency was hailed by Nobel laureate Robert A. Mundell as a great step forward, because…
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Fiat money: the root cause of our financial disaster
byA view from America, previously published at Forbes.com on August 15th Is it possible that the ghastly unemployment, stagnant growth (and possible double-dip recession),…
I predict a riot
byIt is with no feelings of joy that we republish this article, first posted on 8 February 2010 Guest contributor Anita Acavalos, daughter of…
Gold is not in a bubble; paper money is collapsing
byFrom Paper Money Collapse, 23 May 2011. The widely-read Lex column in today’s Financial Times ran an article on gold ETFs (exchange-traded funds) that…
Beyond Repair – This will not have a happy ending
byThe main problem with having discussions about economics and financial markets is this: People look at these complex phenomena through entirely different prisms; they…
Monetary Policy, the Federal Reserve, and the National Debt Problem
byThe following testimony was delivered before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, chaired by Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), on…
The Catholic church in the UK has come a long way from Salamanca
byIn October 2009, Toby and I attended the Ludwig von Mises Institute’s Supporters Summit in Salamanca, the birthplace of economic theory: One of the…
My Journey to Austrianism via the City
byI have spent the best part of the last two decades pitting my wits against the market. It’s an unforgiving game: I’ve seen ups and downs, and many of my rivals buried under an avalanche of hubris, passion, illogical thought and unchecked emotion.
I have witnessed the sheer folly of the ERM crisis, the Asian crisis, the failure of the Gods at Long Term Capital Management and the insanity of the tech boom.
I have enjoyed the ‘NICE’ decade (Non-Inflationary Constant Expansion), and scared myself silly during the credit crisis.
I am a trader. […]
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…
Book Review: The Tragedy of the Euro, by Philipp Bagus
byThe world centre of gravity of the Austrian Economics movement has long been the United States, especially since Ludwig von Mises arrived there on…