Doug French

Douglas E. French is a Director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada. Additionally, he writes for Casey Research and is the author of three books; Early Speculative Bubbles and Increases in the Supply of Money, The Failure of Common Knowledge, and Walk Away: The Rise and Fall of the Home-Owenrship Myth. French is the former president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.

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  Is Bacon Feeding the War Machine?

  Reprinted from FEE.org The Wall Street Journal offered a cute news scoop that ice cream is more...

  Doug French May 12, 2017
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  Fannie and Freddie Finally Wake Up

  Reprinted from LewRockwell.com Spring is in the air signaling the start of homebuying season. But here in...

  Doug French May 2, 2017
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  Bankers, Always the Last to Know

  Commercial real estate is starting to cool, with deal volume last year dropping 10% from 2015 to...

  Doug French April 14, 2017
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  Squatters Reveal the True State of the Housing Market

  Reprinted from FEE.org According to CNBC one way to slow down the Fed and its impending interest...

  Doug French April 10, 2017
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  Fed Gets Small, Realignment Begins

  The Fed plans to channel Steve Martin and “get small.” Not really small, you understand, but smaller,...

  Doug French April 5, 2017
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  Trump’s Animal Spirits and the Bubblecovery

  Here in Las Vegas, a survey by local number crunchers, Applied Analysis, conducted in December and January,...

  Doug French March 30, 2017
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  Allowing Failure Fixes the Housing Crisis

  Goldman Sachs is buying up Fannie Mae’s bad paper to the tune of $4.5 billion for $5.7...

  Doug French March 20, 2017
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  The Stench Inside The Fed

  Reprinted from LewRockwell.com The Trump rally has stocks at all-time highs. The VIX (which reflects the volatility...

  Doug French March 14, 2017
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  Forget Conservatism: Embrace being a Genetic Freedom Mutant

  A frustrated Roger Toutant, writing for mises.ca, believes libertarians should quit fighting for social freedoms and throw...

  Doug French February 25, 2017
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  In Trump’s Alphabet, “F” Is for Protectionism

  Reprinted from FEE.org The President wants to put another “F” in NAFTA. The morning he met with...

  Doug French February 17, 2017
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  Trump on Time

  In investment circles the magazine-cover indicator, created by the late Paul Macrae Montgomery, is a contrary indicator...

  Doug French February 4, 2017
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  First in Line for New Money

  Reprinted from Mises.org The world of high finance was still in full flight in February 2007. The...

  Doug French January 25, 2017
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  Politically Incorrect Adventure

  Reprinted from LewRockwell.com When asked about gold stocks Doug Casey, who has made millions speculating in junior...

  Doug French January 11, 2017
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  Property Means Preservation

  To the minds of most environmentalists, the ham-hand of government is needed to protect wildlife. Private property...

  Doug French December 2, 2016
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  Are Silicon Valley’s Chaos Makers Smart or Insane?

  Reprinted from FEE.org To the uninitiated, Silicon Valley’s products keep coming and improving. It’s as if the...

  Doug French September 28, 2016
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  Work or Die

  Republished from FEE.org The Federal Reserve is giving us a choice – work forever, or make sure...

  Doug French August 23, 2016
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  Another Case for Abolishing the Fed

  Reprinted from FEE.org John Tamny specializes in using popular culture to illustrate economic wisdom. He succeeded mightily...

  Doug French August 11, 2016
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  The Problem with Government Is Not Poor Management

  Reprinted from FEE.org A key to the Donald Trump campaign is the claim that America’s problems are...

  Doug French July 18, 2016
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  Insider Trading or What Free Market Capitalism is All About

  Reprinted from LewRockwell.com “It’s a straightforward announcement that the Southern District is still in the insider trading...

  Doug French June 27, 2016
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  Economics and Classical Music: It’s a Jungle

  Reprinted from FEE.org Amazon’s quirky, sexy “Mozart in the Jungle” has been greenlighted for a third season,...

  Doug French May 30, 2016