[ From the July-August issue of The Austrian . ] The problem with presidential candidates is not so much what they say and believe, but rather what they don’t say and believe. Behind the lying and dissembling and obfuscation there is a palpable suspension of disbelief. Our would-be political rulers simply ignore — or fail to grasp — the gravity
Nassim Nicholas Taleb does not suffer fools gladly. Author of several books including The Black Swan and Antifragile , Taleb is known for his incendiary personality almost as much as his brilliant work in probability theory. Readers of his very active Medium page will experience a formidable mind with no patience for trendy groupthink, a mind that
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Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. How bad is it? That is the question on everyone’s mind as we come to grips with the economic carnage caused by global economic shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing quarantines of million of people. Do we face another Great Depression, or simply a deep recession more like 2008? And
When Money Dies , Adam Fergusson’s cautionary account of hyperinflation in Weimar-era Germany, is the book Americans desperately need to read today. Ours is a nation willfully lacking in knowledge and understanding of money; a cynic might think this lack of apprehension is by design. Money is seldom discussed in schools, popular media, or
¿Qué tan malo es? Esa es la pregunta que todos se hacen al enfrentar la carnicería económica causada por la paralización de la economía mundial, las interrupciones de la cadena de suministro y las continuas cuarentenas de millones de personas. ¿Nos enfrentamos a otra Gran Depresión, o simplemente a una profunda recesión más parecida a la de 2008?
When Money Dies , el relato cautelar de Adam Fergusson sobre la hiperinflación en la Alemania de la era de Weimar, es el libro que los americanos necesitan leer desesperadamente hoy en día. La nuestra es una nación que voluntariamente carece de conocimiento y comprensión del dinero; un cínico podría pensar que esta falta de aprehensión es por
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