Mark Spitznagel – Bob Dylan As Economic Prophet
We have a habit on our trading floor of playing Bob Dylan whenever the markets start selling off. We hardly ever play Dylan these days….
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A Mixed Hero: A Libertarian Reassessment Of Elon Musk
Many libertarians seem to love to hate Elon Musk these days. His crime is to live off the public purse. His companies would be bankrupt…
Violence: How It’s Different From Market Exchange
The analysis in chapter 1 was based on the logical implications of the assumption of action, and its results hold true for all human action….
Why Police Prefer Drug Raids Over Investigating Violent Crimes
Last year, I reported on a case in which the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas had raided the home of a law-abiding, middle-class family…
Help Wanted: Lenders With No Experience To Make Risky Mortgages
They’re back. Subprime mortgages. And loan brokers are needed to start making them. Kirsten Grind, who, by the way, wrote a wonderful book about Washington…
Why The “Experts” Can’t Agree About Fed Rate Hikes
It’s amazing how the same set of economic data can create two very different opinions on the overrated Fed rate hike issue. In two Bloomberg…
When Will The European Super-Bubble Pop?
France’s new president can’t keep the European Union together. In early May, France elected globalist darling Emmanuel Macron. His victory gave the EU a short-term boost. However,…
There’s More Debt, But Not More Wealth
We’ve been playing two games to mask insolvency: one is to pay the costs of rampant debt today by borrowing even more from future earnings,…
Are Highly Paid People Just Lucky?
One of the most influential theories in contemporary political philosophy is “luck egalitarianism.” The late G.A. Cohen stated the position in this way, in his…
Ludwig von Mises Understood “Meme Magic”
One of the most consistent themes through the works of Ludwig von Mises is the role ideas play in shaping society. As he wrote in…
US Household Debt Rises To All-Time Highs
Following the 2008 financial crisis, many observers were surprised by how much many Americans began saving. From 2009 to 2012, total household debt fell considerably,…
What Do Governments Want From Bitcoin?
Several large regimes have hinted they’ll be looking more favorably on bitcoin, leading to record prices for the digital currency. Everett Numbers reports at The…
More Housing = More Affordable Housing
It’s no secret that in coastal cities — plus some interior cities like Denver — rents and home prices are up significantly since 2009. In…
What Nassim Taleb Can Teach Us
Nassim Nicholas Taleb does not suffer fools gladly. Author of several books including The Black Swan and Antifragile, Taleb is known for his incendiary personality…
Are Oil Prices To Blame For The Venezuelan Crisis?
Many analysts are venturing to link the crisis that plagues the Venezuelan economy with the fall in the price of crude oil. With oil being…