While the “Progressive Era” used to be narrowly designated as the period 1900–1914, historians now realize that the period is really much broader, stretching from the latter decades of the nineteenth century into the early 1920s. The broader period marks an
Gregory D. L. Morris, a member of the editorial board of the Museum of American Finance, recently came out with a piece in Bloomberg entitled “How a Populist Outage Gave Birth to the Federal Reserve: Echoes” which goes over the
Holy strawman! Check out Berkley economist/Keynesian heartthrob Brad Delong’s attempt at equivocating Mises’ criticism of fiat currency with the labor theory of value: The point of view underlying von Mises’s–and von Hayek, and Marx, and Ron Paul–complaint against fiat money
Tom Woods on Wealth Distribution – an excellent rundown on the key issues. Redmond is the director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada.
With the Occupy Movements developed in several major American and Canadian cities, the issue of wealth inequality has again come to the attention of many people. The Occupy Movement claims to be the voice of the so called “99%†in contrast to the
Is gold going to $10,000? Why, yes it could. But if bread is $20, you may not want to sell your gold. This is why it’s one thing to invest in gold and another to understand the economics and logic
The ‘art’ of debasing money is a strange one (don’t worry, I use the term ‘art’ jestingly!). Here, I get to grips with this peculiar endeavor and consider the implications for one’s speculative activities. Historically, monetary debasement has been a
L’or a été, pendant des millénaires, l’objet de choix comme unité de compte et comme moyen d’échange. Facile à reconnaître, à transporter et à transformer en pièces de monnaie, homogène et durable; voilà quelques-unes des qualités qui ont avantagé le
A recent statement by David Frum has been making the rounds on the internet recently that should give everyone pause: Imagine, if you will, someone who read only the Wall Street Journal editorial page between 2000 and 2011, and someone in
The second volume of Richard Gwyn’s biography of Sir John A. MacDonald has just been published and there’s a passage (contained in an excerpt run by the Toronto Star on Sunday) that tells us something important about how people thought
Some Canadians seem prone to assume that all the fire and brimstone of North American history was naturally in the U.S., while the genteel “peace and good government†tradition equally as naturally informed the more sedate history of Canada. Yet,
Here is a very interesting juxtaposition, though I don’t think the people invoolved see it this way There is a new camera technology that is able to capture the “light field” and so can have multiple focal points within one
I’ve attended the Occupy Ottawa protests for the past three days. I don’t know if I will get a chance to go today. One of the issues that is on people’s minds is, understandably, enormous executive pay, bonuses, green parachutes,
JUST 1 WEEK UNTIL THE FIRST MISES CIRCLE IN TORONTO! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Sponsored by Maple Leaf Metals As governments grapple with the daily news of doom and gloom in the wake of the great recession the question is
Dorian Electra‘s sequel to “I’m in Love with Friedrich Hayek!” [youtube_sc url=http://youtu.be/gsd49ygP1bw] More Adventures in Economics! The sequel to “I’m in Love with Friedrich Hayek!” Original song by Dorian Electra Instrumental Track by Will Schorre Directed by Christopher Minor and
[The following is the introduction to It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong The Case for Personal Freedom, 2011 by Andrew P. Napolitano] Where Do Our Rights Come From? After a trip to the American Midwest
While all agreeing that individual freedom is the highest social value, libertarians disagree on a number of issues. A profound divide concerns the question whether government is necessary to protect people’s lives and property, as well as maintain the peace
Chris Horlacher of Maple Leaf Metals makes the case for gold’s long history of preserving individuals wealth in the face of government’s constant desire to inflate the fiat money supply. Recorded on Ludwig von Mises Birthday, September 29th, 2011. Redmond
Very good post on Micheal moore by Ray Harvey In a recent interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, socialist documentarian Michael Moore — who, not coincidentally, made a movie called Capitalism: A Love Story — revealed Monday (September 27th, 2011) what
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