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What would Russ Roberts say?

This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US department of energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the municipal water utility. After that, I turned on...

Posted to Austrian Addiction by Daniel J. D'Amico on Sat, Aug 22 2009

Madness Now Accelerating

Madness Now Accelerating By Monty Pelerin , posted March 23rd, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/23/madness-now-accelerating/ A new data point now to be supplied by Zerohedge on a daily basis. Emphasis added by me. The largest deficit in history...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Tue, Mar 23 2010

Filed under: debt, insolvency

A View from the Trenches, January 28th, 2010: "On the sidelines and nervous"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: january-28-2010 The bearish trend in all markets remains in place. “A View from the Trenches” has a neutral view since Friday, January 22nd, but we are increasingly nervous on “headline”...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Wed, Jan 27 2010

Lending without exception

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Obama appear to have some rather peculiar ideas about the role of lending in the economy. Both men appear to believe that more lending (no matter how it is achieved) will be a source of wealth and prosperity...

Posted to Money Memes by jimmy on Mon, Mar 2 2009

What Crisis is Being Solved?

What Crisis is Being Solved? By Monty Pelerin , posted February 23rd, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/02/23/what-crisis-is-being-solved/ According to calculations by Robert Barro , Harvard University economist, the stimulus package harmed the economy...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Tue, Feb 23 2010

Filed under: economic crisis, political crisis

A View from the Trenches, January 18th, 2010: "Profiting from the cycle"

Given last week’s events, it may be important to step back and look at the current environment with a bit of perspective. Historians date Polibius’ life between 201-118 B.C. Polibius, who made insightful observations on the transition that...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Sun, Jan 17 2010

The Current Political Condition is Unstable

The Current Political Condition is Unstable By Monty Pelerin , posted April 8th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/04/08/the-current-political-condition-is-unstable/ Walter Williams Dr. Walter Williams, professor at George Mason University, asked...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Thu, Apr 8 2010

Filed under: politics, constitution

Hillary in Globovisión

http://www.rroopstr.com http://www.riverocooper.com Dear Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America: I would like first to thank your team for favorably having taken into account, at the end of last year, my opinions regarding...

Posted to Rubén Rivero Capriles by Rubén on Thu, Jul 9 2009

A View from the Trenches, March 31st, 2010: "On the Bank of Canada"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: march-31-2010 This Monday, we attended a conference of The Economic Club of Canada, which had Mr. Paul Jenkins, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, as speaker. From the brief presentation...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Tue, Mar 30 2010

Martenson on the Fed

Martenson on the Fed By Monty Pelerin , posted April 8th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/04/08/martenson-on-the-fed/ The Fed’s Shell Game Continues … April 07, 2010 Chris Martenson Executive Summary Record-breaking Treasury auctions...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Thu, Apr 8 2010

Filed under: martenson, QE, Federal Reserve

Dems Ready to Demand Higher Corporate Earnings

Dems Ready to Demand Higher Corporate Earnings By Monty Pelerin , posted March 29th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/29/dems-ready-to-demand-higher-corporate-earnings/ According to the Wall Street Journal , the first cost increases of ObamaCare...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Mon, Mar 29 2010

Filed under: healthcare

A View from the Trenches, November 10th, 2009: "Not out of the woods II"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com I did not write too much in October (I was traveling). But as soon as I got back, on October 21st, I went pretty much against the standard research, saying I was bullish on the S&P500...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Mon, Nov 9 2009

Taxation Explicit and Hidden

Governments separate citizens into different sets; those with and those without political power. It is necessary for any government to be such that the set of those without political power must be significantly larger than those that have political power...

Posted to George Giles by George Giles on Fri, Jun 18 2010

Filed under: Econometrics, Quantitative Economics, Austrian Economic Theory, Quantitative Austrian Economics, Graph Theory, Mathematical Analysis, Combinatorics

Must Watch Video on Dollar Bubble

A must-watch video that describes the case for dollar collapse and hyperinflation. See The Dollar Bubble

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Wed, Nov 25 2009

Filed under: dollar, insolvency

A View from the Trenches, February 5th, 2010: "We need more QE"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: february-5-20101 Below, we attach the same chart shown yesterday (Source: Bloomberg) on the IBEX (Spanish stocks), with banks’ share prices at yesterday’s close (i.e. updated). As days...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Thu, Feb 4 2010