A film version of Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged, is going to be released on April 15. Given the size of the novel, this movie is not going to cover it all. Two more parts are planned.
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Notes from Prague
This weekend, I am attending the Prague Conference on Political Economy. It’s being held at the Cevro Institut, which is housed in a beautiful court-yard structure. The Institut’s director, Josef Sima, describes it as a free market college where students can explore
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The Importance of Knowing Economics
Last week, British Columbia raised the minimum wage in the province. It’s going up from $8 per hour to $8.75 on May 1 and will keep rising in steps until it hits $10.25 in May 2012. Christy Clark, BC’s new premier, justified the
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Interview with Peter G. Klein
The Austrian Economics Newsletter - Winter 1995 - Volume 15, Number 2
Sticking with Economics
Peter G. Klein, an emerging star in the economics profession, is doing pioneering work squarely within the Austrian tradition. A graduate of the University of
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Islam’s Commercial Heritage
The Austrian Scholars conference ended on a high note today with a lecture by Mustafa Akyol on “The Commercial Heritage and Contribution of Islam”. A Turkish political and economic commentator, whose work has also been published in such American venues
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Conservatism vs. Libertarianism
There have been a number of thought provoking papers and lectures thus far at the Austrian Scholars conference being held at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama. Especially compelling was a presentation by Gerard Casey, a professor at
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Watch the Austrian Scholars Conference Live
Thursday, March 10th, 2011 by posted in Education.
The annual Austrian Scholars Conference at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama begins today and continues over the weekend. The schedule is available here. You can watch it live here. Lot of interesting topics on tap.
George Bragues teaches
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Building a Canadian Student Movement
Monday, March 7th, 2011 by posted in Education.
Let us turn our focus for just a moment to America and to Young Americans for Liberty. YAL, the continuation of Students for Ron Paul, is a barely 2 year old chapter based student organization that has effectively taken the
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The Fed Vastly Expands Moral Hazard
This definition of moral hazard from Wikipedia is quite satisfactory:
“Moral Hazard occurs when a party insulated from risk behaves differently
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That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen
I. THE BROKEN WINDOW
Have you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B., when his careless son happened to break a square of glass? If you have been present at such a scene, you will most assuredly bear
