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Larry Sechrest's Free Banking: Live Blog Prelude

It's been several weeks since receiving a complementary copy of Larry Sechrest's Free Banking to live blog about, and high time to get started on the task. A few preliminary notes: my main task in this venture is to gain a greater understanding...

Posted to Marginalia Utility by Andrew Taranto on Mon, Apr 27 2009

Filed under: reserve, free, banking, fractional, larry, sechrest

More on Boone Pickens and power regulation in Texas: in which I test whether Rob Bradley/Master Resource is still blocking my posts

Here`s Bradley`s post, A Texas-Sized Energy Problem: Republicans, Democrats, and ‘Baptists & Bootleggers’ Running Wild in the Lone Star State (Obama sends his thanks) . I left a short note wondering how Bradley could have made it through...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Sat, Apr 25 2009

Filed under: Rob Bradley, Pickens

A note to the American Conservative Union on "Obama's Political Prosecutions of Opponents"

Although Pres. Obama had earlier indicated he had no intention or interest in pursuing criminal or other public investigations into possible criminal wrong-doing in connection with acts of torture auuthorized by the Bush administration , Obama is now...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Fri, Apr 24 2009

Filed under: Greenwald, obama, American Conservative Union, torture

In which I applaud another balanced, productive post by Dr. Reisman, and draw attention to a post by Lew Rockwell on the need for more power competition

[Snark Factor: Ridiculously High ] In honor of Earth Day, yesterday Dr. George Reisman , Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pepperdine University and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics , put up a fun little post that mocks the full-employment...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Thu, Apr 23 2009

Filed under: Reisman Rule, Enviro Derangement Syndrome, power, climate change, Lew Rockwell

Principios o conveniencia?

F. A. von Hayek 1. Una condición de la libertad en la que todos pueden utilizar sus propios conocimientos para sus propios fines, con únicamente las limitaciones de las normas de conducta de aplicación universal, es probable que produzca...

Posted to Rodrigo Diaz by Rodrigo Diaz on Wed, Apr 22 2009

Hello, world!

Welcome to my new blog here on Mises.org. It's been a few years since I've had the inspiration to speak to the world on a regular basis. When I last blogged regularly, the future looked brighter than ever as capitalism was spreading across the...

Posted to We The People by Xtapolapocetl on Tue, Apr 21 2009

Filed under: politics, capitalism, socialism, tyranny, markets, economics, freedom

Barney the Congressional Dinosaur

I love you, you love me, we're a happy family, with a kiss and a hug and a smile - Woops! Wrong Barney. I was thinking of that other purple dinosaur. The one who represents Massachusets' Fourth Congressional District. Barney Frank. I'd like...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Tue, Apr 21 2009

Filed under: mortage crisis, Liberal, Conservative, Republican, democrat, Freddi Mae, Barney Frank, Fannie Mac, subprime

The Gun Pointed at the Head of the Economy

I loved HALO. The original game. Even with XBox Live, neither HALO 2 nor HALO 3 captured the essence of the original game feel. Not only was it a great game, but it had a great soundtrack. I still listen to the album when driving from time to time. One...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Fri, Apr 17 2009

Filed under: economy, EPA, CO2, Lisa Jackson, carbon dioxide, global warming, climate change, Halo, Master Chief

Drug War Kills Six Thousand

So, after a long period of time, here's another post on an entirely different subject, and I apologise for its poor organisation of ideas - I'm learning. Last year more than 6300 people died as a result of "drug-fuelled" gang violence...

Posted to The Desolate One by Thedesolateone on Fri, Apr 17 2009

Filed under: drugs, prohibitions

Cuba: Last Hot Border of the Cold War... Almost

There was a time, not that long ago, when forces of the West were arrayed against forces from the East along what was called an 'Iron Curtain.' Communist nations trapped in or controlled by the Soviet Union had cut themselves off from interaction...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Fri, Apr 17 2009

Filed under: Soviet Union, Cold War, Cuba, Embargo, Castro, Iron Curtain

Meltdown Live-Blog Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Thomas Woods starts off his new book by mentioning the supposed reason for our economic ills that is endlessly squawked by the economically ignorant/misinformed parrot like repeaters of our society: ‘The free-market economy has failed...

Posted to jocjeb by Joseph Emerson Brown on Fri, Apr 17 2009

Filed under: meltdown woods live-blog live blog federal reserve capitalism

Liberty Lost?

Liberty Lost? Or To What Extent Have the United States of America Become Collectivist To The Detriment of Individualism? This dissertation charts the changes throughout history in the balance between collectivism and individualism in United States federal...

Posted to shed by Shed on Thu, Apr 16 2009

Filed under: education, usa, essay, liberty, dissertation, history

Pirates of the Arabian

Perhaps the most surprising thing about these pirate attacks in the Arabian Sea is that no one in the media has used the phrase, 'Pirates of the Ar-a-bian.' I guess I'll be the first. Afterall, journalists the world over are already borrowing...

Posted to Not-a-Lemming by FutbolGuru on Wed, Apr 15 2009

Write up from last nights news appearance

Just a small quote, but the video is up this time. Read More...

Posted to Austrian Addiction by Austrian Addiction on Tue, Apr 14 2009

Economics in One Lesson校译之9. Disbanding Troops and Bureaucrats

Disbanding Troops and Bureaucrats 第9章遣散军队和裁减公务员 WHEN, AFTER EVERY great war, it is proposed to demobilize the armed forces, there is always a great fear that there will not be enough jobs for these forces and that in consequence they will be unemployed...

Posted to dingdong by Dingdong Pu on Sat, Apr 11 2009