Category: Economics

A New Project

I guess I decided life was getting a little boring…teaching two classes and preparing for two speeches, besides juggling my own studies, wasn’t quite enough. So I’m working on a new project…it is an event, specifically, that I will be putting on…so watch for details. Don’t worry, the loyal readers of my website will hear the news first, but I just need to finalize a few things before publicizing it. Suffice to say, it has to do with me and economics…and hopefully you, if you’ll come!

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The Housing Market is Down…the End of the World!!!!….?

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As Jeffrey Tucker over at Mises.org said, “the rock was thrown up but it is falling down again.” Go figure. Just because the government is…well…government doesn’t mean they can negate the laws of nature. At least that’s my opinion. I suspect they may think different about it. Everyone is shaking their head and bemoaning these housing numbers which make mark (gasp!) a double-dip recession. This reminds me something slightly related…last week on the news they interviewed a lady who worked in Chicago as an economic advisor to a financial firm. She was talking about the bad unemployment numbers and what…

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More Exclusive Information!

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Earlier this week I gave you some exclusive information…and I’m here to give you more details. Here’s the Facebook event, if you are unfortunate enough to have a FB account. And here’s all the info you need: Seminar on Government Fiscal Responsibility (or lack thereof) September 3 · 9:00am – 12:00pm 916. S. Wabash, Chicago, IL The root of many of the problems facing America today can be traced to how fiscally responsible government is. This includes the weakening of the US dollar and the massive debt taken on by all levels of government. Little scrutiny is given to the…

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Exclusive Information!

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Okay…so the title was just a gimmick, my info isn’t really exclusive, but pretty nearly. That’s why I’m here to share it. I want it to become common knowledge to all people in all places. Pretty big job, eh? At any rate…my exclusive information has three parts: 1) The Fed is a racket, a scam of massive proportions 2) Most Americans are unaware of this. 3) Therefore, a group of dedicated (and aware) citizens are trying to spread the knowledge about this scam. They are holding a rally in downtown Chicago on September 3rd. Let me tell you, as I…

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Gold and Deflation

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A question that often comes up in discussing financial preparing is, “what happens to our gold if we get deflation?” The author of this article argues that gold is your best bet, deflation or inflation.

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Upcoming Mises Circle

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Tonight is our monthly Mises Circle in Rockford. What is it? We get together at a local cafe to discuss political philosophy (the age old debate between minarchism and anarchism generally dominates that realm), economics, politics, or whatever we’re interested in. We’ve been doing it only since May, but I can’t imagine life without it. I look forward to our monthly debates, I had a blast down at Mises U looking for literature and books that our Mises Circle would like. I think it is a success because we keep it very informal and fun. I don’t spend two hours…

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The Problem of Speaking

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There was an article on LewRockwell.com yesterday about the debate over the language spoken in America. I think perhaps it would be helpful to step away from the emotionally-charged controversy and look at it from another perspective. Why don’t we think about immigrants from Poland, from Russia, from Germany, who continue to speak their native language in the same way? Why aren’t we offended when  an elderly person from another country never masters the common language of America? I think this comes into an ever bigger issue/problem we tend to have. I hate to say that it is the “White Man’s Burden”…

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More from Mises U

Today is the last day of Mises University 2010. I’m already making plans for next year. 🙂 Here’s an observation from the week: Something that I love about the Mises Institute is the aesthetic beauty. Yes, the building is a little confusing because of all the additions, stairways, and so forth, but that difficulty is overwhelmed by the beauty of the building. It is not utilitarian in any sense. That is, there are some things that are there just because it makes the place beautiful. Not detail must have an physical utility. The place–inside and out–is gorgeous. The detail that…

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