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The Broken Window Fallacy

The Broken Window Fallacy

Face Off: Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman on Bloomberg TV – April 30, 2012

Face Off: Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman on Bloomberg TV – April 30, 2012

Ron Paul Smashes Paul Krugman (The Proof)

Ron Paul Smashes Paul Krugman (The Proof)

by Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of the Economic Policy Journal. Paul Krugman started it and Ron Paul finished it. During the “debate” on Bloomberg television between Congresman Paul and Krugman, Krugman said: You can’t leave the government out of monetary policy.If you think that you can avoid that you’re living in the world that was 150 [...]

Let’s give the Fed some competition by John Stossel

Let’s give the Fed some competition by John Stossel

by John Stossel Pssst. Want to buy some Stossels? They’re my own currency with my face on them. Why should you trust them? Because I promise to redeem them for gold. And I’m reliable. I have money in the bank and a job that brings in more than I spend. By contrast, the politicians who [...]

Gasoline Prices – Profit vs Taxes

Gasoline Prices – Profit vs Taxes

The NFL Draft and the Division of Labor

The NFL Draft and the Division of Labor

Tonight, the second-most-popular televised football broadcast of the year takes place from New York’s Radio City Music Hall. ESPN will broadcast round one of the NFL Draft, with the remaining rounds to be broadcast on Friday and Saturday. An estimated 40 million people will watch the draft, an event that even for the most interested [...]

If I wanted America to fail

If I wanted America to fail

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young collegegraduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don’t fully use their skills and knowledge. Young adults with bachelor’s degrees are increasingly scraping by in lower-wage jobs — waiter or [...]

The Cost of the War on Drugs

The Cost of the War on Drugs

   

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ROADS?

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ROADS?

Posted by Darian Worden on Apr 11, 2012 from Center for a Stateless Society While today’s states are very powerful, cracks in their power can open as they adapt to a changing world. Recession is not the only force of change. Economic and social practices and pressures that develop through increasing global contact will have a massive [...]