Tom Duncan

Bill Anderson on the Weak Dollar

“Mike Van Winkle asks Prof. Bill Anderson of Frostburg State University What is a weak dollar? And why does it matter?” Listen in here. First Principles Episode 12: The weak […]

“Sound banking saved Canada”

“In conjunction with Wall Street investment houses, lenders created the increasingly risky loans designed to help Americans realize the dream of homeownership, giving birth to such questionable practices as no […]

“Monetary Central Planning and the State”

The Future of Freedom Foundation has an in-depth history of the debate over a monetary central authority. Dr. Richard Ebeling offers his stunning knowledge on the subject in a 40 […]

On the EU’s Bank Bailout Fund

On Wednesday, I posted a Wall Street Journal article on the EU’s plan to levy taxes on banks that would fund a bank bailout system. The article states,  But the […]

Steve Horwitz on Monetary Equilibrium Theory

“Professor Steve Horwitz gives a talk on Capital and Its Structure to the student of the Advanced Austrian Economics seminar in Irvington, New York.” Listen here.   Mentary Equilibrium Theory […]

“When Will the Eurozone Collapse?”

“As a long-standing critic of the concept of a single European currency, I have not rejoiced at the current problems in the eurozone that threaten the very survival of the […]

About the Fed

“How does monetary policy affect the U.S. economy? The point of implementing policy through raising or lowering interest rates is to affect people’s and firms’ demand for goods and services. […]

Israel Kirzner on Entrepreneurship

Israel Kirzner presents an excellent piece on entrepreneurship for the students at the Advanced Austrian Economics seminar hosted by the Foundation for Economic Education. Given today’s regulation of financial markets […]

“Free Banking for Zimbabwe”

“Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation is destroying the economy, pushing more of its inhabitants into poverty and forcing millions of Zimbabweans to emigrate. Since 1997, inflation has surged by 1,030,217%, while living standards […]

Free Banking in Britain

“Free banking, generically speaking, denotes a monetary system without a central bank, under which the issuing of currency is left to private banks. This book explores how this could work […]