Rabbits plague the town of Canmore. They’ve been around for years, the result of a municipal failure. Someone once had a lot of rabbits on his property; this went against the town’s by-laws. After an unsuccessful legal battle, the rabbit
Trade 
Cuba: The Revolution Continues
Recently, the media has been abuzz with the story of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s visit to Cuba. Like Dennis Rodman’s visit to North Korea, it is beginning to appear as though the Obama administration’s new tools of foreign policy are coming
The Beauty of the Market
Last spring, I went to put a set of summer tires on my vintage BMW alloy wheels, but this routine operation did not turn out as planned. The e-mail below gives a fairly complete account of the event. I sent
Jim Flaherty on Canadian Tariffs
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, responding to a Senate Finance Committee report urging a “review of Canadian tariffs†to address the ongoing Canada-U.S. price gap, remarked: We’ve been looking at our tariff situation carefully, particularly with respect to consumer
The World of Tomorrow Demands Private Property of the Means of Production
For all their love of technology and science, people (mostly those comprising the middle class) have morbid fears that someday technology will make them obsolete and thus, jobless. It is one of those economic paradoxes which prevail in mainstream economics,
A Visit From the Ghost of Christmas Future
John C. Calhoun divided the citizenry of a country into tax payers and tax consumers. Ludwig con Mises concluded that the anti-capitalist society (socialist and interventionist) is one of everyone against everyone, since as a result of the lack of
On the Freedom Of Movement
[This article is excerpted from Liberalism, Chapter 3] 8. Freedom of Movement Liberalism has sometimes been reproached on the ground that its program is predominantly negative. This follows necessarily, it is asserted, from the very nature of freedom, which can
Orderly and Humane?
Reprinted from Peter Hichen’s Blog at U.K. Mail Online Some time ago I decided to write a book about the damaging and deluded cult of national victory which has done this country so much damage since 1945. No doubt it
Why Free Trade Matters
[This article is excerpted from Liberalism, Chapter 3] 7. Free Trade The theoretical demonstration of the consequences of the protective tariff and of free trade is the keystone of classical economics. It is so clear, so obvious, so indisputable, that
Mises Meet Toronto – December 13th, 2012
The Toronto meet is being held at Paupers Pub – Thursday december 13th, 2012 7:00pm until 11:00pm 539 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6 Second Floor Speakers include Chris Horlacher of Maple Leaf Metals and Dan Simon of Euro
What Is and What Isn’t Privatized Garbage Collection
With crony capitalists as its supposed champions, capitalism needs no enemies. They are plenty and easy to find in the political sphere, particularly among what these days passes as the Right. Thus, the job of true capitalists is to out
Do You Need Institutional “Weapons†to Defend Against Wealthy Capitalists?
The anarcho-capitalist movement appears to be tweaking the interest of the young leftist movement, which historically represents the radical side of the political spectrum. Maybe the time has come for “revolutionary politics.†In his 1969 essay, “The Death of Politicsâ€,
Canadian debt and the prospects for an upcoming banking crisis.
The propaganda you hear about the Canadian banking sector is just that – propaganda. Canadian banks are as leveraged up as there international counterparts – if not more: in fact Canadian banks have no reserve requirement whatsoever, zero. Of course you needn’t worry about your deposits in
An Analysis Of The Effects Of Prohibition Of Tobacco By Excessive Taxation
The following paper was prepared for and presented at the Toronto Austrian Scholars’ Conference, November 9-10, 2012. I would like to think that it is a work in progress. As such, I am looking forward to comments, as well as
Boundaries and the Right of Self-Determination
[This article is excerpted from Liberalism, Chapter 3] 1. The Boundaries of the State For the liberal, there is no opposition between domestic policy and foreign policy, and the question so often raised and exhaustively discussed, whether considerations of foreign
Can A Nation Be An Economic Threat?
Can a country really be considered an economic threat to another? Or are they just turning out to be a threat to themselves? I see many articles in the news lately, especially with the US election, talking about the challenges
The Ethics of Halloween
Every Halloween people are engaging in free-market anarchism whether they like it or not. To the economist, it’s clear that the child values receiving candy, even if it means dressing up in a funny or scary costume and going
Mises Meet Toronto – October 17th, 2012
The Toronto meet is being held at Paupers Pub – Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:00pm until 11:00pm UPDATE – MEET ON THE FIRST FLOOR, HEAD TO THE SECOND FLOOR FOR 8:30 PM. 539 Bloor St. West, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6
Is the Future of Money in Africa?
Republished from Global Envision how a mobile airtime vendor became zimbabwe’s fastest-growing bank Posted on August 1, 2012 by Erik Mandell Money is whizzing through the airwaves and cell towers of Zimbabwe, as a mobile cash transfer system is on track
For “Great Projects,†Against “Great National Projectsâ€
Reprinted from Libertarianism.org New York Times columnist David Brooks doesn’t understand what community means. And like Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren, he’s so enamored of the federal government that he can’t imagine anything outside it. In a column today, Brooks
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