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Myopia

\ mī- ˈ ō-pē-ə\ — a lack of foresight or discernment; a narrow view of something The movie 'Blindness' is in theaters this weekend and I've always found it an interesting story, since it was first a novel. I'm not writing this post...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Fri, Sep 26 2008

Filed under: taxation, bail out, business cycle theory, washington mutual, blindness, austrian economics

El caos de la nieve en el aeropuerto de Heathrow

Por Rod Rojas. (Publicado el 29 de diciembre de 2010) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/4948 . Ha sido interesante y triste ver la semana pasada que cientos de miles de pasajeros...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Wed, Dec 29 2010

Filed under: aviación, desastres, Rod Rojas

La falsa libertad de los cupones de arte

Por J. Mark Stanley. (Publicado el 29 de abril de 2010) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/4269 . Dean Baker, codirector del Center for Economic and Policy Research , ubicuo articulista...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Fri, Apr 30 2010

Filed under: intervencionismo, J. Mark Stanley, cupones de arte

Menger on Qualitatively Different Goods

This post is part of a series exploring Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. The following explores content from chapter 3 . Previously in this series: A Mengerian Solution to the Diamond-Water Paradox In section C of the chapter on value in Principles...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Fri, Jul 17 2009

Filed under: Carl Menger, Economics, Value Theory

The Child, the Parent, and the State

A child is a potential man. Man is characterized by the fact that he acts and that he has morality. To act is to behave with purpose: using reason to willfully choose between alternative means toward ends. Morality is a set of feelings which constrain...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Sat, Jun 20 2009

Filed under: Political Philosophy, Education

The Dog on a Job

Question: How does a libertarian protect himself while jogging? A house on my path has Doberman pincers behind an invisible fence. These dogs race directly at any runner or walker but stop just short of the sidewalk due to the invisible fence. So, the...

Posted to JFedako by JFedako on Sat, Nov 17 2007

Filed under: dogs, threats, defense, property rights

Donating to The Mises Institute just Became Easier, and Less Expensive!

. Microsoft, in order to compete with the almighty google search engine has set up a charity of sorts, or rather a way to donate to the charity you choose. The best part is, you can choose the Mises Institue! just go to www.searchandgive.com its pretty...

Posted to Attackdonkey by Attackdonkey on Mon, Jun 16 2008

Language: The toothpick of politics

Language in the course of politics today is like a toothpick—it is forever being used to clean the people of ugly little blemishes that would otherwise keep them from smiling. For example, take the recent buyout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. What...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Sat, Sep 27 2008

Filed under: language, government

LvMI at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma

We have just started working to establish a student LvMI at Cameron University. it should be official by sept 11th, Mises's birthday. The Leadership institute has been very helpfull in helping us become established.

Posted to Attackdonkey by Attackdonkey on Tue, Sep 9 2008

Una democracia (y república) de decretos

Por Stephen Mauzy. (Publicado el 8 de junio de 2011) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/5347 . Duerman tranquilos: hace unas pocas semanas, el gobierno federal anunció que estaba...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Wed, Jun 8 2011

Filed under: Stephen Mauzy, democracia, decretos

Killing Conservatism

So Rush Limbaugh wants to own an NFL football team, huh? He does seem to know alot about, and have a true love for, the sport. Funny how things a person says years ago can come back from the past to haunt them later in life. Sort of like what this blog...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Thu, Oct 15 2009

Filed under: corruption, Liberal, Conservative, Reagan, Republican, democrat, Rush Limbaugh, Conservatism, Al Sharpton, Liberalism

Manipulación del mercado de metales preciosos

Andrew Maguire estaba en la lista de testigos en el Juicio por manipulación del mercado de la plata, que se sigue a los Bancos JP Morgan Chase y HSBC, pero fue borrado de la lista poco antes de su testimonio, razón por la cual decidió...

Posted to Rodrigo Diaz by Rodrigo Diaz on Tue, Apr 13 2010

Sobrevalorar los servicios públicos

Por Robert P. Murphy. (Publicado el 15 de marzo de 2010) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/4131 . Los economistas del libre mercado argumentan aprisa que los “servicios”...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Mon, Mar 15 2010

Filed under: servicios públicos, Robert Murphy

El maquillaje de un presidente

Por Clifford F. Thies. (Publicado el 5 de agosto de 2010) Traducido del inglés. El artículo original se encuentra aquí: http://mises.org/daily/4589 . Clasificar a los presidentes es como un trabajo casero entre la élite intelectual...

Posted to Mises Daily en español by euribe on Thu, Aug 5 2010

Filed under: Clifford F. Thies, presidentes EEUU

Yes, the Economist was right in 1999 that industrial capitalism was built on limited liability. But were the resulting statism, bubbles and risk-shifting really necessary?

Here is another piece of my dialogue on the comment thread to Matt Ridley 's " Nuclear crony capitalism " post that I blogged on earlier . Posted by, Robin Guenier (not verified) (emphasis added) Tom: I disagree. I’m sure that limited...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Tue, Apr 5 2011