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Grownups, Principles and Revolt

Grownups, Principles and Revolt By Monty Pelerin , posted December 14th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/14/grownups-principles-and-revolt/ Are the adults starting to stir? In a post entitled Volcker a Tipping Point? written on September 21...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Mon, Dec 14 2009

Filed under: David Farr, Emerson Electric, principles, Volcker

A View from the Trenches, November 5th, 2009: "Back to our thesis on gold"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com I really don’t have much to add today, given my comments from yesterday. Yesterday, the trading was all about getting out of the USD and into risky assets. As I mentioned, I...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Wed, Nov 4 2009

More Good Intentions Gone Awry

More Good Intentions Gone Awry By Monty Pelerin , posted January 2nd, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/01/02/more-good-intentions-gone-awry/ Just another example of how good intentions mean nothing! When people speak of “good intentions”...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sat, Jan 2 2010

Filed under: mortgages, unintended consequences

Conclusion

We can see how the concept of the plan can be used to create a theory of institutions that takes into account the complexities of the social world. These institutions help to generate coordination in society and reduce the uncertainty caused by the subjective...

Posted to Kaleidic Society by ziragt on Wed, Jun 17 2009

Introduction

I started this blog as a new location for my old blog of the same name at blogspot. I'll be transfering posts from there to here. I'm currently live-blogging "The Legacy of Max Weber."

Posted to Kaleidic Society by ziragt on Wed, Jun 3 2009

Have We Lost our Minds?

Have We Lost our Minds? By Monty Pelerin , posted March 30th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/30/have-we-lost-our-minds/ Give me an excuse, any excuse to raise taxes. All I need is the slightest rationalization and I will propose a tax. That...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Tue, Mar 30 2010

Filed under: nanny state

A View from the Trenches, January 4th, 2010: "The capital structure game"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: january-4-2009 “A View from the Trenches” is back and today, I would like to raise a few macro points on what to look for in 2010. Essentially, if I had to describe 2010 in one sentence...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Sun, Jan 3 2010

Government Viewed Through The Eyes Of H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken was an American original. Gibbons Burke described him thusly: “The most prominent newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator of his day, Henry Louis Mencken was a libertarian before the word came into usage. His prose is...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sun, Nov 22 2009

Filed under: quotes, Mencken

A View from the Trenches, November 2nd, 2009: " Hope for the best, fear the worst"

Please, click here to read this article in pdf format: www.sibileau.com The week is starting on bad news. To begin with, last Friday’s close was horrible in equities. Not so much in credit, where spreads did not widen more than they had on Wednesday...

Posted to A View from the Trenches by Martin Sibileau on Sun, Nov 1 2009

Another Blow to Air Passengers

Another Blow to Air Passengers By Monty Pelerin , posted March 11th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/11/another-blow-to-air-passengers/ Image via Wikipedia Washington is cleaning up the airline industry with more regulation. NOT! This latest...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Fri, Mar 12 2010

Filed under: AT, air travel

David Malpass: Economics Yes; Politics No

By Monty Pelerin , posted December 6th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/06/david-malpass-is-mostly-correct/ David Malpass has written an outstanding article in the Wall Street Journal. He details how the Fed’s low interest rate policy...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sun, Dec 6 2009

Filed under: interest inflation Fed malinvestment

Flaw in the Constitution

Pity This Objection was Not Taken Seriously By Monty Pelerin , posted December 6th, 2009 http://www.economicnoise.com/2009/12/06/pity-this-objection-was-not-taken-seriously/ How many times over the years would such a clause have been useful? Objection...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Sun, Dec 6 2009

Filed under: humor constitution politics

Humor – Government at Work

Humor – Government at Work By Monty Pelerin , posted March 21st, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/03/21/humor-government-at-work/ Share/Save

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Mon, Mar 22 2010

Roads Aren’t Important

Roads Aren’t Important By Monty Pelerin , posted April 6th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/04/06/roads-arent-important/ We take the roads we drive on for granted, at least until they become filled with potholes. Roads, however, are an interesting...

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

Filed under: infrastructure

Sovereign Defaults Dead Ahead

Sovereign Defaults Dead Ahead By Monty Pelerin , posted April 12th, 2010 http://www.economicnoise.com/2010/04/12/sovereign-defaults-dead-ahead/ The impending sovereign debt crisis is either upon us or just around the corner depending upon how you define...

Posted to Monty Pelerin's World by Monty Pelerin on Mon, Apr 12 2010

Filed under: sovereign defaults