Friday, December 30, 2016
Central Bankers Are Losing Faith in Their Own Alchemy
Central Bankers Are Losing Faith in Their Own Alchemy: Mervyn King is the British Ben Bernanke. An eminent academic economist, who now teaches both at New York University and the London School of Economics, King was from 2003 to 2013 Governor of the Bank of England. In short, he is a very big deal.
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Ten Fundamental Laws of Economics
Ten Fundamental Laws of Economics: In the midst of so many economic fallacies being repeatedly seemingly without end, it may be helpful to return to some of the most basic laws of economics. Here are ten of them that bear repeating again and again. 1. Production precedes consumption
Market Borders, not Open Borders
Market Borders, not Open Borders: The attack on a Christmas market in Berlin earlier this week, apparently carried out by a Pakistani immigrant, is just the latest in a series of violent and disturbing terrorist incidents in Germany.
Justin Raimondo: What Trump Means
Justin Raimondo: What Trump Means: This article is adapted from this November 25 audio interview.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Europe's War on Tobacco
Europe's War on Tobacco: Governments worldwide crack down on the consumption of tobacco.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Six Steps Trump Can Take Toward Better Monetary Policy
Six Steps Trump Can Take Toward Better Monetary Policy: Since Nixon severed the final link to gold in 1971, the US dollar has lost more than 80% of its purchasing power, wreaking havoc on ordinary savers, conservative investors, and households on fixed incomes.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Why Indian-Tribe Sovereignty Is Important
Why Indian-Tribe Sovereignty Is Important: In the midst of the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy, Trump's transition team has suggested that it may pursue efforts to 'privatize' India
Why the Hysteria Over the Italian Referendum?
Why the Hysteria Over the Italian Referendum?: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced his plans to resign in the wake of the resounding defeat suffered on Sunday as exit polls revealed a No victory with a 20% margin.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Justin Raimondo: What Trump Means
Justin Raimondo: What Trump Means: Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, joins Jeff for a great discussion of what Trump's election really means for libertarians. Does 2016 mark the end of globalism's inevitability, or are Brexit and Trump mere speed bumps for progressive elites?
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Monday, November 21, 2016
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Mainstream Media Goes Full McCarthyite
Mainstream Media Goes Full McCarthyite: Senator Joe McCarthy perfected the technique in the United States: whenever you disagree with anybody, don’t debate ideas, go right into name calling.
James Rickards: End Game for the Global Economy
James Rickards: End Game for the Global Economy: On Mises Weekends this week, our friend James Rickards joins Jeff to discuss The Road to Ruin, his latest book outlining what financial elites have planned for the next financial crisis.
Why the Dollar Remains the World's Reserve Currency
Why the Dollar Remains the World's Reserve Currency: America came into the Second World War two years after it started, but before that it sold large quantities of American goods to the Allied forces: weapons, war materials, ships, and so on.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Monday, October 31, 2016
Inferno and the Overpopulation Myth
Inferno and the Overpopulation Myth: Inferno is a great thriller, featuring Tom Hanks reprising his role as Professor Robert Langdon.
It's Not In Your Self-interest to 'Vote Yourself a Raise'
It's Not In Your Self-interest to 'Vote Yourself a Raise': In the twenty-first century, it seems that during every year divisible by 4, the left recycles their “analysis” that many Americans vote against their self-interest by not electing Democrats. The most famous of these quadrennial efforts was historian Thomas Frank’s 2004
The Devaluation of Higher Education
The Devaluation of Higher Education: Government programs (such as subsidies and student loans) designed to inflate both the supply and demand for higher education have driven a wedge between universities, students, and employers.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Friday, September 30, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Friday, September 9, 2016
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Friday, June 10, 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Monday, May 16, 2016
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Monday, March 14, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
A Conversation with my Neighbor 'Sam'
A Conversation with my Neighbor 'Sam': Lately, I’ve wondered how my neighbor, Sam, affords to buy so much stuff. He appears to have an unlimited budget. When I asked him about this, Sam asked, “Do you think I’m spending too much?”
Economists for the Nanny State
Economists for the Nanny State: Although Phishing for Phools was published only a few months ago, it has already attracted much attention, owing to the eminence of its authors, both Nobel Laureates; but it has been misunderstood. Reviewers have taken it to be just another popularization of behavioral economics.
Monday, February 15, 2016
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Saturday, January 30, 2016
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China
The Fed Passes the Buck: Blame Oil and China: There are a handful of themes out there on recent market action that are either totally wrong or otherwise highly misleading.
Brazil's Easy-Money Problem
Brazil's Easy-Money Problem: Brazil is undergoing what is considered its worst economic crisis in seventy years, and there is usually no agreement when it comes to the causes of this situation.
The Market Doesn't Solve Problems; People Do
The Market Doesn't Solve Problems; People Do: It is wrongly accepted by many liberals (i.e., libertarians) that most, if not all, social problems can be “solved by the market.” But clearly, the “market” cannot magically solve our problems.
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Three Centuries of Boom-Bust in Spain
Three Centuries of Boom-Bust in Spain: For Spain, 1492 was a transcendent year. The discovery of the New World and the vast hordes of gold and new riches was a springboard vaulting Spain from a barely-known kingdom in medieval Europe, to the most influential global power of the day.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Why We Need a Recession
Why We Need a Recession: According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a recession is defined as a “significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” Often, this is understood as two consec
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
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About Me
- Yavor Stratev
- Bulgaria
- I hold a B.A. in Economics from the American University in Bulgaria.