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Bernanke as “Moral Hazard”

By Monty Pelerin , posted December 3rd, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/03/bernanke-as-moral-hazard/ Senator Jim Bunning provides a brutal and thorough summary of Bernanke’s role in the financial crisis. Click here for video . swfobject...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Thu, Dec 3 2009

Filed under: Fed, economics, bernanke

I applaud a free society that makes reconstructive surgery more affordable, but not one that turns beauty into a lie

LvMI President Doug French brings us an interesting paean to specialization, cooperation and free markets, Plastic Surgery: A Free Society Is a Beautiful Society , that my cussed and contrary nature balks at. Says Doug (emphasis added): Cosmetic physicians...

Posted to TT's Lost in Tokyo by TokyoTom on Wed, Mar 9 2011

A View from the Trenches, October 30th, 2009: "On stocks as an inflation hedge"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com With yesterday’s $1.94BN purchase of 2013/16 Treasuries, the Fed finalized its $300BN purchase program. If you have been following my comments since April, you will know I never...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Thu, Oct 29 2009

Google reevaluates China

Google announces a new approach to China . That Google are unwilling to compromise about the freedom of the internet is most welcome news indeed. Google have exercised some censorship on google.ch since they launched. But with the increasing smackdown...

Posted to Escaping Leviathan by hkarnoldson on Wed, Jan 13 2010

Filed under: ENGLISH, freedom of speech

Higher Ground via Higher Orders

This post is part of a series exploring Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. The following explores content from chapter 1 . Previously in this series: Menger on Complementary Goods After establishing the nature of goods and the causal mechanism of...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Fri, Jun 19 2009

Filed under: Carl Menger, Economics

Can Dollar Weakness Mean Equity Weakness?

Are there any dollar bulls left? Inflationists across the web are crying ‘victory’ as the dollar sinks and certain asset prices (especially oil prices , food prices, and the gold price ) mushroom higher. To the level headed, you should exercise extreme...

Posted to Kaspar's Comments by Jason Kaspar on Fri, Apr 15 2011

Filed under: S&P500, dollar

Nomic: A Self-Modifying Game Based on Reflexivity in Law

The current issue of the New Yorker magazine (Dec. 10) contains an article ("The Checklist") about Peter Pronovost's checklist, which is like a pre-flight checklist for intensive care units in hospitals. The checklist is specific to one...

Posted to scottyokim by scottyokim on Thu, Dec 6 2007

President Hoover's State of the Union

President Hoover's State of the Union By Monty Pelerin , posted January 27th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/27/president-hoovers-state-of-the-union/ Herbert Hoover I don’t know what President Obama will try to sell tonight in his...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Fri, Jan 29 2010

Filed under: obama, State of Union, Hoover

Menger on Requirements

This post is part of a series exploring Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. The following explores content from chapter 2 . Previously in this series: Menger on Human Drives and Human Nature A person's requirements , as defined by Menger are those...

Posted to Lilburne @ Mises by Daniel James Sanchez on Fri, Jun 19 2009

Filed under: Carl Menger, Economics

My Thoughts on "Cash For Clunkers"

Alan S. Blinder wrote a piece for the NY Times , in which he suggests the government buy up old vehicles ("clunkers") and scrap them in order to stimulate the economy, help the environment, and improve income inequality. I'd like to comment...

Posted to Love of Liberty by ChrisR on Sat, Jul 26 2008

Filed under: interventionism

Shocking the blind to see

Will the agreed $700bn bailout package shock the blind to see when the delayed judgment day arrives? Will people look back when trouble strikes ever more and realize that bailing companies out, inflating the money supply, and trusting the US government...

Posted to Apropos Austrian Aphorisms by thedo on Thu, Sep 25 2008

CONGRATS!!!

Three cheers to Adam Martin and Emily Schaeffer for winning this year's Lavoie prize. Read More...

Posted to Austrian Addiction by Austrian Addiction on Sat, Oct 25 2008

Healthcare Vaporizes Obama Presidency

Healthcare Vaporizes Obama Presidency By Monty Pelerin , posted January 27th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/27/healthcare-vaporizes-obama-presidency/ Healthcare destroys a presidency and jeopardizes a political party. In the fledgling days...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Fri, Jan 29 2010

Filed under: obama, obamacare, VaporCare, Presidency Over

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO 2010 INVESTMENT PREDICTIONS AND OUTLOOKS

Wonderful Collection of Forecasts By Monty Pelerin , posted January 6th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/06/wonderful-collection-of-forecasts/ Below is a link to a wonderful collection of forecasts for the New Year from The Big Picture. It includes...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Wed, Jan 6 2010

Filed under: economy, forecasts

A View from the Trenches, September 1st, 2009: Staying the course

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com I am sure you will disagree with me, but I think that yesterday was an uneventful day. Yes, stocks in China had a hell of a sell-off, but….was anyone surprised? Was anyone...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Mon, Aug 31 2009