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
Seven Myths about Dollarization in Latin America
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos When we published our Cato Institute Policy Brief (“Argentina Should Dollarize, Pronto,”) on July 27, few outside of Argentina were paying attention to the dollarization debate. This changed on August 13, when Javier Milei,
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
Backlash: Good Intentions Can Have Counter-Productive Consequences
Jeffrey Miron This article appeared on Substack on August 31, 2023. Many policies have good intentions and aim to address real problems in the economy or society. A standard concern, however, is that government attempts to fix such problems generate backlash, meaning heightened
How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago
For the past fifty years, the US has not had a military draft. Unfortunately, the end of conscription did not mean US military interventions abroad ended. Original Article: "How Conscription Ended Fifty Years Ago"
What the Central Bank Cartel has Planned for You
The Austrian(TA): What is the global currency plot, and who benefits most from the success of this effort? Thorsten Polleit (TP): The global currency plot denotes a rather inconvenient truth: the existence of states (as we know them today) sets into
Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?
It’s the deposits. Bankers never used to worry about the money customers left in their banks. When deposited, the money was lent out while depositors could come and get their money anytime if it was a demand deposit. Thus, the
New book: Discrete Choice Experiments Using R
From Springer: This book delivers a user guide reference for researchers seeking to build their capabilities in conducting discrete choice experiment (DCE). The book is born out of the observation of the growing popularity – but lack of understanding – of
Pageviews since the reboot
We made the big announcement that we would try to post more here in January 2023. We average 400 visitors from January through May. That is 600 fewer relative to when blogs were big in economics (i.e., before Twitter took
Rather Than Litigate Over Encampment Sweeps, San Francisco Could Provide Shelter for Local Homeless
Marc Joffe The City and County of San Francisco are fighting a court injunction against the removal of tent encampments from city streets. Instead of battling the injunction in court, officials should consider meeting the judge’s criteria for restarting these removals by