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Mises Wire
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George Reisman
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When it comes to matters such as the theory of evolution and stem-cell research, so-called liberals—i.e., socialists who have stolen the name that once meant an advocate of individual freedom—ridicule religious conservatives for their desire to replace science with the dictates of an alleged divine power. Yet when it comes to matters of economic
Mises Wire
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George Reisman
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The student loan scandal concerns the fact that many colleges and universities chose preferred lenders for financing student loans and then received remuneration for their recommendations from the lenders. The scandal has been going on since mid-March. Thus, it is startling to learn that it was not until April 30 that any evidence was provided
Mises Wire
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Sudha R. Shenoy
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A correspondent on the LRC blog refers to the “.... ominous growth in dollar denominated debt instruments held by foreign central banks and foreign investors .. .the impact...when foreigners finally decide to shift their massive dollar holdings from...monetary debt instruments to goods of a non-monetary nature. When this process begins...[it]
Mises Wire
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J. Henderson
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The sham of socially responsible investing (SRI) is exposed in a recent New York Times column by Joe Nocera . This incisive article concludes that SRI “oversimplifies the world, and in so doing distorts reality.” SRI silliness is highlighted by its preference for BP over ExxonMobil. For years, BP has been SRI-favored for endorsing the theory of
Mises Wire
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Robert Blumen
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As new money is created by the banking system, it enters the price system as the recipients spend it. As the prices of some goods rise, this should be captured in the CPI , right? Not necesssarily. New money does not impact all prices uniformly. And the CPI does not include all prices, only consumer goods prices, and even then unevenly. If the
Mises Wire
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Christopher Westley
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...it’s easier to use the new $200,000 note issued by the RBZ . It is worth US$13 at the official exchange rate or $1 on the black market. Addendum : Lest anyone reading this blog harbor any doubts that the Zimbabwean central bank is anything less than an exemplary organization, let me assure you that you are wrong. I write this with confidence
Mises Wire
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
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I was amazed that when Muhammad Yunus, head of the state-supported, quasi-socialist, regimentation-promoting Grameen Bank, received his Nobel Prize that free-market commentators bought into the propaganda. They threw their hats in the air, and their brains too. It reminded me of how conservatives all lauded Jack Kemp’s program for “home ownership”
Mises Wire
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Justin M. Ptak
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Chris McGreal reports from Harare : Zimbabweans are shopping like there’s no tomorrow. With police patrolling the aisles of Harare’s electrical shops to enforce massive government-ordered price cuts, the widescreen TVs were the first things to go, for as little as £20. Across the country, shoes, clothes, toiletries and different kinds of food were
Mises Wire
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Thorsten Polleit
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The turmoil in the US subprime mortgage market has developed into an international credit crisis. It is eroding investor confidence in credit and credit-related products and, most important, raising concerns about the solidity of the banking sector, as evidenced by banks’ elevated funding terms and diminished stock prices. As a direct response to