May, 2012 // Posts published in May, 2012
Rothschild and Rockefeller families join forces for some extra added wealth and power
The transatlantic alliance cements a five-decade acquaintance between the now ennobled Jacob Rothschild (R), 76, and David Rockefeller (L), 96, the grandson of the ruthlessly acquisitive American oilman and philanthropist John D Rockefeller. Telegraph | May 31, 2012 By Alistair … Continue reading →
Molinari Translated
Evenings on Saint Lazarus Street by Gustave de Molinari, who Rothbard called the first anarcho-capitalist, is being translated for the Online Library of Liberty. You can find an online preliminary draft here. (Thanks to Roderick Long.)
Hayek’s Law or Rothbard’s Wisdom : A Revisit
In Michael Pollaro’s otherwise excellent Mises Daily, “The Bernanke Bust” Michael writes, “To Austrians, all [emphasis original] economic “booms” founded on monetary largesse always [emphasis original] end in economic busts, roughly equal in size and intensity to the preceding booms[emphasis mine].” Such a phrasing often leads to a misrepresentation of Austrina Business Cycle Theory which is often ...
Syria’s Disproportionate Conflict and the Pretext to Intervene
The aspect of the Syria issue that is getting the most attention right now has the least to do with calls for intervention. I wouldn’t for a second belittle the suffering people there have faced; what I’m saying is that those demanding that America do something about that suffering, apparently care very little about it. ...
“The Competition of Crooks”: An Interview with Hans-Hermann Hoppe
“That the whole democratic house of cards has not yet completely collapsed speaks volumes about the still tremendous creative power of capitalism, even in the face of ever-increasing governmental strangulation. And this fact also allows us to conjecture about what economic ‘miracles’ would be possible if we had unimpeded capitalism liberated from such parasitism.” Read the interview ...
ShopSmart Poll: 57 percent of women say cost of food keeps them from eating healthy
Seven easy fixes to help you eat better and achieve your nutrition goals YONKERS, N.Y., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Women find many excuses not to eat healthy and many feel bad about it, but according ...
Cancer Fighting Foods – 4 Anti-Cancer Foods
Could it be that cancer rates are so rampant because people are simply not eating the right foods. While there are many factors that play into the development of cancer, diet and smoking habits make up nearly ...
Available: QJAE vol. 15, no. 1 (Salerno, Ravier, Topan, Bragues, McCaffrey, Kuehn)
Volume 15, no. 1 of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics was made available online this week. Articles are: Joseph T. Salerno, “A Reformulation of Austrian Business Cycle Theory in Light of the Financial Crisis,” Adrian Ravier, “The Subprime Crisis,” Mahi Vladimir Topan, “A Note on Rothbardian Decision-Making Rents,” George Bragues, “Neither Efficient Nor Animally ...
Obama embraces disputed definition of ‘civilian’ in drone attacks
Tribesmen hold pieces of a missile at the site of a drone attack in Mir Ali, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2009 — just days after President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Reuters, file MSNBC | May 30, 2012 By Chris Woods LONDON … Continue reading →
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