In light of new facts previously unknown to me, the affair over ownership of RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org turns out to be more complicated than I originally considered. These warrant a written response -as does Robert Wenzel’s rebuttal to my criticism
Paul’s Mistake on RonPaul.com
*Update- In light of Lew Rockwell’s recent post and Robert Wenzel’s article, I will address new concerns soon in another piece. I also thank Wenzel for his response as libertarianism is a political theory that, like other theories, needs discussed
Conservatives and Smashing the Big Banks
Following the lost election of 2012, it has become trendy among American conservative writers to endorse the breaking up of the “big banks.†Which banks are these? They are presumably the few that hold an unseemly majority of federally-insured banking
What Die Hard Teaches Us About Gas Prices
I sat down to watch the 1988 action film Die Hard recently as it’s one of my favourite Christmas films of all time. Partway through, I saw something interesting that got me thinking about gas prices. During a scene early
Lobbing the First Hand Grenade
Reprinted from PeterCEarle.com …in the knife fight known as the global currency war is Venezuela, which just an hour ago announced that it would devalue its Bolivar Fuerte (looking rather débil today) to 6.30/dollar from 4.30/dollar. In one move, consumer purchasing power has
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
An Obituary to Critical Thinking
I miss my friend Jacob, God bless his soul. Don’t worry, he’s not dead—though he might as well be. He is, what my brother would classify as “POW: Prisoner of Woman.†Jacob’s present state prevents him from engaging in the
Allodial Title of Land- You Wish You Had This
Republished from EconomicReason.com An allodial title constitutes ownership of real property that is independent to any superior power. In the Middle Ages, allodial titles were sometimes granted: these people obtained land withoutfeudal duties (i.e. taxes). Here is the definition of
The Sniper and Sanctity of War
Now that he is totally unleashed from the burden of campaigning for a seat in the den of thieves known as Congress, former representative Ron Paul recently took to the social media network Twitter to speak on the death of
Mises Meet in Toronto this Tuesday!
If you’re in the Toronto area, come out to the Pauper’s Pub this Tuesday, February 5th, at 7 p.m.! Come meet other Austrian- and libertarian-minded people in the city and share your gripes against fiat money and passion for private
Argentina Freezes Supermarket Prices To Halt Soaring Inflation; Chaos To Follow
Reposted from Zero Hedge Up until now, Argentina’s descent into a hyperinflationary basket case, with a crashing currency and loss of outside funding was relatively moderate and controlled. All this is about to change. Today, in a futile attempt to halt inflation,
Central Bank Snuffs Out Vietnam’s Thriving Gold Market
In recent years gold has become a sought-after currency in Vietnam. Why? The usual reason: its government has been printing too much money, causing prices to rise, and causing its currency, the Vietnamese dong, to plummet in value. But by
The CRTC… Nazis?
OK. Obviously they’re not murdering people in genocidal ovens but they are being anti-competitive bureaucrats. The title actually comes from a conversation I once overheard on the bus. Some old guy was talking about phone companies to a young family.
In defense of Rodney Bowers
On page 4 of last Monday’s Metro Toronto, journalist Jessica Smith detailed the heroic actions of Toronto chef and restaurateur Rodney Bowers, as he joined Vancouver chef and restaurateur Mark Brand’s effort to address poverty in his community. The Brand-Bowers plan to
Mark Carney: Canada’s National Treasure
Hat tip to James E. Miller for the title of this post. The United Kingdom’s Daily Mail reports, “Growth more important than inflation says new Bank boss as he insists they are not ‘maxed out’ of ideas” My take? New




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