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    Lessons from the History of Financial Regulation

    Charles W. Calomiris, who is Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia Business School and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has recently published a paper on the lessons that can be drawn from the history of financial regulation. “The Political Lessons of Depression-Era Banking Reform” looks more specifically at the regulatory response the…

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    In a Culture of Excess, the Fat Cats will Rule

    “Free market economists are not necessarily defenders of business. Crony capitalism has a long history. Mercantilism was a form of crony capitalism, and was the main target of Adam Smith’s critical abilities. And while modern Smithians understand how important a vibrant financial market is to the advancement of generalized prosperity, the crony capitalism of Wall…

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    “Academia’s War Against Free Market Money”

    “In a confrontational and much-needed LewRockwell.com article, Prof. William Anderson launched a counter-attack against mainstream academic economists’ refusal to consider seriously the Austrian School’s theory of money. Despite the fact that Ludwig von Mises’ 1912 theory of money explains booms and busts better than rival theories, and despite the fact that Austrian School disciples predicted…

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    Mark Skousen – The Making of Modern Economics

    Good introductory text to the intellectual history of economics

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    Dr. Richard Ebeling to talk at GMU!

    Our friends at the GMU Economics Society & the Future of Freedom Foundation invite you to the last installment of the Economic Liberty Lecture Series of this year with Dr. Richard Ebeling. Dr. Ebeling will be speaking on “America’s New Road to Serfdom — and the Continuing Relevance of Austrian Economics” Economic Liberty Lecture Series —…

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    “Denationalisation of Money”

    “In my despair about the hopelessness of finidng a politically feasible solution to what is technically the simplist possible problem, namely to stop inflation, I threw out in a lecture delivered about a year ago a somewhat startling suggestion, the further pursuit of which has opened quite unexpected new horizons. I could not resist pursuing…

  • Murray N. Rothbard and Jacksonian Banking

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    Murray N. Rothbard and Jacksonian Banking

    Murray N. Rothbard was the consummate scholar in several fields. From my first meeting with Murray Rothbard, attending Ludwig von Mises seminar at New York University, more than forty years before the sadness of his death, I knew him longest as an economic historian.              

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    Theory of Money and Credit

    Theory of Money and Credit Ludwig von Mises Copyright 1981 by Liberty Fund Inc. Via the Library of Economics and Liberty

  • The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

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    The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

    This time of the year is when we gather with our family and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also is a celebration of the birth of free enterprise in America.

  • •

    Lessons from the History of Financial Regulation

    Charles W. Calomiris, who is Professor of Financial Institutions at Columbia Business School and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has recently published a paper on the lessons that can be drawn from the history of financial regulation. “The Political Lessons of Depression-Era Banking Reform” looks more specifically at the regulatory response the…

  • •

    In a Culture of Excess, the Fat Cats will Rule

    “Free market economists are not necessarily defenders of business. Crony capitalism has a long history. Mercantilism was a form of crony capitalism, and was the main target of Adam Smith’s critical abilities. And while modern Smithians understand how important a vibrant financial market is to the advancement of generalized prosperity, the crony capitalism of Wall…

  • •

    “Academia’s War Against Free Market Money”

    “In a confrontational and much-needed LewRockwell.com article, Prof. William Anderson launched a counter-attack against mainstream academic economists’ refusal to consider seriously the Austrian School’s theory of money. Despite the fact that Ludwig von Mises’ 1912 theory of money explains booms and busts better than rival theories, and despite the fact that Austrian School disciples predicted…

  • •

    Mark Skousen – The Making of Modern Economics

    Good introductory text to the intellectual history of economics

  • •

    Dr. Richard Ebeling to talk at GMU!

    Our friends at the GMU Economics Society & the Future of Freedom Foundation invite you to the last installment of the Economic Liberty Lecture Series of this year with Dr. Richard Ebeling. Dr. Ebeling will be speaking on “America’s New Road to Serfdom — and the Continuing Relevance of Austrian Economics” Economic Liberty Lecture Series —…

  • •

    “Denationalisation of Money”

    “In my despair about the hopelessness of finidng a politically feasible solution to what is technically the simplist possible problem, namely to stop inflation, I threw out in a lecture delivered about a year ago a somewhat startling suggestion, the further pursuit of which has opened quite unexpected new horizons. I could not resist pursuing…

  • Murray N. Rothbard and Jacksonian Banking

    •

    Murray N. Rothbard and Jacksonian Banking

    Murray N. Rothbard was the consummate scholar in several fields. From my first meeting with Murray Rothbard, attending Ludwig von Mises seminar at New York University, more than forty years before the sadness of his death, I knew him longest as an economic historian.              

  • •

    Theory of Money and Credit

    Theory of Money and Credit Ludwig von Mises Copyright 1981 by Liberty Fund Inc. Via the Library of Economics and Liberty

  • The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

    •

    The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

    This time of the year is when we gather with our family and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also is a celebration of the birth of free enterprise in America.