BankNotes Archive – September 2018
BankNotes Articles from September 2018
The Difference Between Austrians and Everyone Else — In One Easy Chart
by Jesús Huerta de Soto [A selection from Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles by Jesús Huerta de Soto. For full explanatory notes, see the online version, beginning page 576.] From the standpoint of our analysis, it is clear that there are far greater similarities than possible differences between monetarists … Read more
Read MoreParents Should Be Free to Choose Safer Schools
When given the opportunity to make choices about which school their child attends, parents are quite competent. by Kerry McDonald As back-to-school time approaches, parents are bracing for school-related trauma. The threat of bullying, violence, school shootings, and mental health maladies looms large as a new school year emerges. A … Read more
Read MoreWhy the Pledge of Allegiance Is Un-American
The “one nation, indivisible” referred to in the pledge is not only unconstitutional, it’s contrary to the entire idea of the America the Founders sought to create. by Tom Mullen An Atlanta, Georgia, charter school announced last week its intention to discontinue the practice of having students stand and recite … Read more
Read More“Is Life Insurance a Good Investment Now?” Part 2 of 2
by Robert P. Murphy In the May 2017 issue of the LMR, I wrote the first part of this series. I began to tackle a common objection that Carlos and I get, when we talk to crowds familiar with Austrian economics. (Notice the quotation marks around the title of the article: These words are coming from … Read more
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