Cartman Shrugged
As South Park demonstrates, for all the tendencies toward conformism and mediocrity in American pop culture, the diversity and competitiveness of its outlets sometimes allow creativity to flourish—and in the most unexpected places.
A New Year's Resolution for Macroeconomists
What has the profession learned about the financial cycle and macroeconomics?
Refusing to Disarm: Lexington and Concord
The Americans were more than willing to disperse but not to disarm.
A Free Money Miracle?
Did a monetary miracle occur in a small town in Austria in the midst of the Great Depression?
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Hunter Lewis: Here's Another Reason Why The Government's Budget Deficit Figures Are Phony Baloney
There is so much in the government's official deficit figures that is phony it is hard to say what is real.
But we should add at least $89 billion to the official deficit figure. To see why, we need a bit of background.
The US go
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Daniel J. Sanchez: Help Us Make "The Free Market" Even Better
Now in its 31st year, the Mises Institute’s monthly newsletter, The Free Market, is expanding into a longer, more diverse publication with more articles and interviews, plus Institute Alumni news, and the latest news from our Donors, M
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Peter G. Klein: The French Roots of the Scottish Enlightenment
Gavin Kennedy offers a nice review of Alexander Brodie's 2012 book, Agreeable Connexions: Scottish Enlightenment links with France. Hayek, of course, locates the roots of classical liberalism in the 18th-century Scottish philosophers such as
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Mark Thornton: NBER's Golden Dilemma
NBER has just published a paper, The Golden Dilemma. by Claude B. Erb and Campbell R. Harvey. The paper examines several issues regarding the use of gold in financial portfolios. It finds that many of the arguments for owning gold are questionable. F
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