While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion. Original Article: "CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion" [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter
Read More »Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance
Peter Lewin joins Bob to discuss his work with Nicolás Cachanosky on uniting Austrian capital theory with mainstream finance. Peter's New Book on Capital and Finance: Mises.org/LewinBook Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance Video of Updating Böhm-Bawerk and Fixing Finance Join us in Nashville on September 23rd for a no-holds-barred discussion against the regime. Use Code "HA23" for $45 off admission:...
Read More »Understanding Hegel from a Straussian Viewpoint
This book offers an account of Hegel that will surprise many readers—at least it surprised me. The political philosopher Leo Strauss often criticized “historicism,” the view that human beings do not have a fixed nature or essence. Instead, as José Ortega y Gasset put it, “Man, in a word, has no nature; what he has is—history.” G.W.F. Hegel was one of the foremost historicists, so you might expect Strauss to attack him. But, although he does suggest that Hegel’s...
Read More »The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns
The covid restriction machinery is being ramped up in time for fall, despite the fact that covid poses little danger. Original Article: "The Unwelcome Return of Covid Restrictions and Lockdowns" [embedded content] Tags: Featured,newsletter
Read More »The Big Shift: The decline of Western politics
Part II of II The big shift Of course, this is the Left, but also the Right, of the good old days. The days of gentlemanly conduct and of real sportsmanship during a debate. These were the days when cultivated, curious and humble people argued passionately, but honourably. These were the days of decency, of common courtesy and civility. But also these were the days of ideological integrity and consistency. For example, the arguments and the...
Read More »How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria
It is no coincidence that Nigeria, with a population of over two hundred million, became the first serious global testing ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) implementation. Not only is it the wealthiest country on the continent where the globalists are making plans, but Nigeria also possesses significant hydrocarbon and metals reserves and talented citizens. For these reasons, it can serve as a relatively good example for the rest of the poorest...
Read More »China’s Measures Begin to Find Traction, US Employment Report on Tap
Overview: Beijing's seemingly steady stream of measures to support the economy and steady the yuan are beginning to produce the desired effect. The yuan is snapping a four-week decline and the CSI 300 halted a three-week drop. Some economists estimate that the bevy of measures may be worth as much as 1% for GDP. The dollar is narrowly mixed ahead of the US employment data, which is expected to see the pace of job growth slow to around 170k. Of note, the Mexican peso...
Read More »Physical punishment on children: Switzerland lags behind // On the Record
"Children should not be physically punished. We are fed up with Switzerland being one of the last countries to approve laws that make sense." Watch our exclusive interview with Philip Jaffé, vice-chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, today. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel and watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/R3LU8Aoa_uA?feature=shared --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its...
Read More »Beating Woke Capital on the Market
Matthew Mohlman joins Good Money with Tho Bishop to discuss his work with Monument Ventures. Matthew and Tho discuss the need to build better alternatives to woke financial institutions, and the limit of political solutions to address the problem. Join Bob Murphy, Patrick Newman, Jonathan Newman, and Murray Sabrin in November for a Mises Circle in Ft. Meyers, FL on The White House, the Fed, and the Economy. Use promo code Tampa23 for $10 off registration. Matthew's...
Read More »What the Left and Right Get Wrong On China
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop talk about the Chinese economy. While some of the left see China as a model for governing, those on the right often assume their rise relative to the US is inevitable. Ryan and Tho look at the recent challenges to the Chinese economy. Recommended Reading "The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics" by Antonio Graceffo: Mises.org/RR_149_A "China Enters the Doom Loop" by...
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