by George Selgin | Jul 23, 2016 | Economics, Money & Banking
How can a central bank manage a quantity without being certain just how to define, let alone measure, that quantity? How is it possible for the quantity of money supplied to differ from the quantity demanded? When those things do differ, how can one tell? Finally, just what does “the demand for money” mean?
by George Selgin | Jul 22, 2016 | Economics, Money & Banking
What, exactly, is “monetary policy” about? Why is there such a thing at all? What should we want to accomplish by it — and what should we not try to accomplish?
by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 22, 2016 | Free Speech
In Germany, it appears that all you need to do to land in jail is be accused by a judge of having a “clear right-wing background.” Has Germany learned nothing from its prior experiences with fascism?
by Richard M. Ebeling | Jul 22, 2016 | Elections
The fact is both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump represent variations on the same political theme: the interventionist-welfare state, only applied in different ways as they pander to different coalitions of special interest and ideological groups among the American electorate.
by Jaana Woiceshyn | Jul 22, 2016 | Energy
Is the premise that catastrophic man-made climate change is happening and that corporations, particularly those involved in producing fossil fuels, are largely culpable, valid?
by John Browne | Jul 14, 2016 | MARKETS
The BREXIT vote on June 23rd was part of a growing global trend in which ordinary people are expressing a desire to retain national sovereignty regardless of the cost and suffering that may be involved. The result is rightly seen as a repudiation of the political and... by Jaana Woiceshyn | Jul 10, 2016 | Europe
British companies can even outperform those outside of the EU—if the British government does not compromise on the principle of liberty. That is the big ‘if.’ But the Brexit has opened up a huge opportunity for a freer, more prosperous Britain.
by Richard M. Ebeling | Jul 1, 2016 | CULTURE
The American Spirit of Independence, Innovation and Benevolence
by Richard M. Ebeling | Jun 28, 2016 | Europe, WORLD
Will the United Kingdom come out of this departure, in the long run, politically and economically stronger or weaker? That depends upon what the citizens of the United Kingdom do with their reestablished democratic self-determination.