Category Archive: 6b.) Mises.org

Responding to Richard Werner on Banking

Bob Murphy and Jonathan Newman offer a comprehensive Austrian response to Richard Werner’s claims on the Tucker Carlson Show about banks, money creation, and credit theory.

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The Great Precious Metal Premium Conspiracy

Mark Thornton dives into the misunderstood world of precious metal premiums.

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Why Governments Burned Money

While it is true that colonial era governments sometimes burned paper money after receiving it in the form of taxation, why they burned the money is for reasons other than what MMT advocates are claiming. In the end, the MMT promoters are telling a false history.

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Why Governments Burned Money

While it is true that colonial era governments sometimes burned paper money after receiving it in the form of taxation, why they burned the money is for reasons other than what MMT advocates are claiming. In the end, the MMT promoters are telling a false history.

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The Complexity of Historical Narratives

Understanding any era of history requires the ability to view complex things. However, people often employ simple narratives as their historical guides, which leads to wrong conclusions. The pre-war history of the American South is one that is much more complex than the narratives imply.

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Tanenhaus and God at Buckley

The long-awaited biography of William F. Buckley Jr. is hardly worth the wait of thirty years. David Brady, Jr., reviews it, saving our readers the pain of reading themselves.

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Tanenhaus and God at Buckley

The long-awaited biography of William F. Buckley Jr. is hardly worth the wait of thirty years. David Brady, Jr., reviews it, saving our readers the pain of reading themselves.

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Jefferson Davis von Hayek?

While Hayek did not write directly about the American Civil War, some of his writings provide insights on the conflict.

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Jefferson Davis von Hayek?

While Hayek did not write directly about the American Civil War, some of his writings provide insights on the conflict.

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There Is No Difference Between Compulsory Schooling and Compulsory Religion Laws



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The Fed and our Stagnating Economy

This week we cover the Fed's latest policy meeting, the awful new jobs report, and rising debt levels

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The Fed Says It Is “Data-Driven.” But the Data Isn’t Any Good.

What use is the Fed's supposed devotion to being "data-driven" when the data itself is unreliable and the Fed is basing its policies on data that is thoroughly wrong?

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Mother O’ Mercy! Is This the End of the Cal Bullet Train?

It has been The Project That Will Not Die. What began as a California statewide voter referendum in 2008 to approve initial funding for a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles has become a financial black hole with no railroad to show for it.

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Rothbard: The Constitution Was a <em>Coup d’État</em>

Rothbard took the American Revolution to be mainly libertarian in its inspiration, but he contends that the libertarian impulses of the Revolution were betrayed by a centralizing coup d’état.

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MMT Is Wrong about the History of the Origins of Money

Not only are modern monetary theory (MMT) cultists dishonest about the role of money, they also are dishonest about money‘s history. By taking issue with Carl Menger‘s historical version, they expose their own ignorance of how money came about.

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Yes, Virginia, There IS a Deep State—and It Is Worse than You Think

We like to think of the “deep state” as a conspiratorial entity. In reality, the term describes much of what the federal government does in broad daylight.

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Lincoln’s New Deal

Abraham Lincoln is best known for his role as a wartime president, but his economic policies were a precursor to the New Deal. From railroad subsidies to a national banking system, Lincoln paved the way to the Progressive Era and beyond.

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Christine Lagarde and the Privatization of Currency

EU Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has declared that anything that might lead to private currencies must be stopped. Yet, as F.A. Hayek noted, one way to confound central banks is through private currencies.

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Christine Lagarde and the Privatization of Currency

EU Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has declared that anything that might lead to private currencies must be stopped. Yet, as F.A. Hayek noted, one way to confound central banks is through private currencies.

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“Populist” Donald Trump attacks bill outlawing stock trading by politicians

President Trump attacked Rep. Josh Hawley after Hawley voted for a bill banning stock trading among lawmakers, presidents and vice presidents.

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