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  • Philosophy of Ownership

    I just finished reading Robert LeFevre 's Philosophy of Ownership. Here's the link to the Mises Store. You can also read the free electronic version . Even though I was familiar with most of the ideas that Mr. LeFevre presented, I still found...
  • China Tightens Credit

    The Bank of China has raised rates five times this year. And today (via Bloomberg ): China ordered banks to increase reserves by the most in four years to try to prevent the world's fastest-growing major economy from overheating. With sound money...
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  • Inflation in Venezuela

    The process is so predictible: The central bank increases the money supply Prices rise Government imposes price controls Shortages occur It's the classic one-two punch. Venezuela is one of the latest countries to take a trip down inflation trail ...
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  • Paulson's Plan

    Here is an article written by Michael Pento via the Financial Sense website. Below are some highlights from the article: The essence of his plan is to convince the owners of sub-prime adjustable mortgage debt to freeze the interest rate resets for a period...
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  • Dr. Paul mentions Mises in BusinessWeek Interview

    Maria Bartiromo interviewed Ron Paul in BusinessWeek. I think it was a great interview...really got to the heart of what Dr. Paul stands for: I especially liked this question and answer: Maria: Who are your economic advisers? Ron Paul: I don't have...
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  • Google & The Ron Paul Revolution

    It recently dawned on me how important Google has been to the Ron Paul Revolution : There is the notorious " Google Ron Paul ." YouTube has been invaluable! Google hosted Ron Paul at the their Headquarters. Here is the great video . Vijay Boyapati...
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  • Operation Hope

    Austrian economists are usually the only ones who advocate against government intervention once a bubble has burst. Jim Sinclair of jsmineset.com wrote a short post on the proposed intervention called "Operation Hope." He correctly points out...
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  • Internet ads to surpass Radio ads in 2008

    From AP : ZenithOptimedia, a major advertising company based in England, said that the Internet's share of advertising would rise to 9.4 percent in 2008 from 8.1 percent this year, while radio's share of the ad market would slip to 7.9 percent...
  • Central Planning Fuel-Efficiency

    From AP : Congressional Democrats reached a compromise late Friday to boost automobile fuel economy by 40 percent, clearing the way for a House vote probably next week...Automakers would be required to meet an industrywide average of 35 miles per gallon...
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  • Ron Paul & The Mainstream Media

    It's blatantly obvious that Ron Paul has had an uphill climb with the mainstream media (MSM). They've ignored him, called him names, and marginalized him in every way that they could. Yet, the Ron Paul Revolution keeps picking up steam. I've...
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  • Letting the Recession Happen

    While Wall Street celebrates the possibility that the Fed may lower interest rates further, and inflate the money supply, Lew Rockwell points out the path that should be taken instead: "...shouldn't we do something to address the credit crunch...
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