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Money Creation – Not Low Interest Rates – Is Behind the Boom-Bust Cycle

2020-05-07

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2020-05-07

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In a recent article entitled “Where Are All the Austrian Scholars' Yachts?” John Tamny has criticized Austrian economists, and Mark Thornton in particular, for their skepticism regarding the relatively “ebullient stock market” in the midst of the pandemic. Mark Thornton responded to Tamny’s main argument in an earlier post. In this post, I will address two serious errors that underlie Tamny’s argument. 

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Mises, Hayek, Popper y su relación con santo Tomás de Aquino (Día 1: Parte II) | Gabriel Zanotti

2020-05-06

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Gabriel Zanotti presenta la similitud de ideas entre Tomás de Aquino y Ludwig von Mises, relacionadas con la propiedad privada. Comenta que Aquino en su momento pudo fundamentar este concepto en el simple razonamiento que cada individuo cuida mejor lo propio que lo común y que todas aquellas cosas que son útiles a la sociedad …

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Politicians Have Destroyed Markets and Ignored Human Rights with Alarming Enthusiasm

2020-05-06

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2020-05-06

An economic cataclysm has been unleashed upon the world by Western politicians and bureaucrats. Unbelievably, economic activity in the West has slowed to a creep, as entire populations have been confined to their homes for weeks, if not months. As a result, millions have had their lives turned upside down. Most entrepreneurs and self-employed persons have had their livelihoods jeopardized.

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 7: Years in Geneva

2020-05-05

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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Per Bylund: Avoid the Errors of UN-trepreneurship

2020-05-05

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The entrepreneurial business model is built on a set of important economic principles. Wandering away from the entrepreneurial pathway can lead to errors that Per Bylund christened UNtrepreneurship. Show Notes: https://mises.org/library/bylund-avoid-errors-un-trepreneurship “Avoiding The Errors of UN-trepreneurship” (PDF): Mises.org/E4E_64_PDF Economics For Entrepreneurs is also available on… Apple Podcasts:...

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 6: Mises in His Prime

2020-05-05

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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America Is a Technocracy, Not a Democracy | Ryan McMaken

2020-05-04

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The people who really run the country are unelected “experts” and bureaucrats at the central banks, at public health agencies, spy agencies, and an expanding network of boards and commissions. Original article: https://mises.org/wire/america-technocracy-not-democracy This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Audio Mises Wire is also available on… Apple …

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Unemployment Kills: The Longer Lockdowns Last, the Worse It Will Get | Ryan McMaken

2020-05-04

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Thirty million Americans are now unemployed, in part thanks to government “lockdowns.” Meanwhile, unemployment in many cases doubles the unemployed person’s risk of death through disease, suicide, or drug overdose. Original article: https://mises.org/wire/unemployment-kills-longer-lockdowns-last-worse-it-will-get This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Millian Quinteros. Audio Mises Wire is...

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Decades of Productivity Gains Have Made Our Debt Bomb Manageable (For Now)

2020-05-04

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2020-05-04

Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Listening to the news, you might have the impression that its Christmas and the government is Santa Claus. Under legislation recently introduced in Congress, Americans over the age of sixteen would receive $2,000 per month for at least six months. This follows the government’s $1200 giveaway in progress.

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 5 A Copernican Shift 200503 89m26

2020-05-03

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Ludwig von Mises Lecture 5 A Copernican Shift 200503 89m26 LibertyInOurTime Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Ludwig von Mises was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economic thought, a prodigious originator in economic theory, and a prolific author. Mises’s …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 4 The Great War and Its Aftermath 200502 85

2020-05-03

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 4 The Great War and Its Aftermath 200502 85m15 LibertyInOurTime In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 3 Theory of Money and Credit 200501 88m06

2020-05-03

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 3 Theory of Money and Credit 200501 88m06 LibertyInOurTime In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 2 The Austrian School Around 1900 200429 88

2020-05-03

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 2 The Austrian School Around 1900 200429 88 LibertyInOurTime Ludwig von Mises was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economic thought, a prodigious originator in economic theory, and a prolific author. Mises’s writings and lectures encompassed economic theory, history, epistemology, government, and political …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 1 Formative Years 200428 91m07

2020-05-03

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises Lecture 1 Formative Years 200428 91m07 LibertyInOurTime In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von …

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Jeff Deist: What Socialists got Wrong about Inequality

2020-05-03

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Jeff Deist talks about Part Six of the book “Human Action” by Ludwig von Mieses. Mises’s analysis of interventionism—or the so-called “third way” between capitalism and socialism. Mises exposes how state intervention in the market economy makes us all poorer, even while it claims to act against poverty and inequality on behalf of social justice. …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 5: A Copernican Shift

2020-05-03

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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The Life, Times, and Work of Ludwig von Mises | Lecture 4: The Great War and Its Aftermath

2020-05-02

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In this ten-lecture course, Jörg Guido Hülsmann explains how Ludwig von Mises’s life took dramatic turns, what contributions Mises made to the social sciences, and how Mises never gave up and never gave in. Presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, July 23-28, 2007. http://mises.org Playlist link for complete course: http://tinyurl.com/y8fq2gdd Jörg Guido …

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Mit Geld zur Weltherrschaft von Thorsten Polleit / Aus meiner Bibliothek

2020-05-02

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Herr Polleit beschreibt sehr eindrücklich und messerscharf was bei uns so alles schief läuft. Mein Taschenbuch: Titelmusik: https://bentensound.com/artist/Pers%C3%A9phone Mein Audiointerface: Mein Mikrofon: YouTube Alternative: lbry.tv/$/invite/@deZentrale#71c787f3f48a54d0f737e3883216f1f72df25512 Unstoppable Domains: https://unstoppabledomains.com/r/ea04bcd555aa470 Meine Debitkarte: https://wirexapp.com/r/Druelli Passiv Income:...

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Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression

2020-05-02

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2020-05-02

Government restrictions on production are driving prices up as unemployment drives them down. It's impossible to say now whether price inflation or price deflation will be the predominant factor in the crisis's next phase.

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Government Regulation against “Monopolies” Only Lowers Our Standard of Living

2020-05-02

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2020-05-02

According to a popular way of thinking, monopolies undermine the efficient functioning of the market economy by being able to influence the prices and the quantity of products. Consequently, this undermines the well-being of individuals in the economy. By this way of thinking, the inefficiency emerges because of the deviation from the ideal state of the market as depicted by the “perfect competition” framework.

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