Monthly Archives: May 2014

Ethanol, Ed Harris, and Econ 101: Web Gems

More freedom means a bigger menu . . . Sterling Terrell of Mises crunches the numbers and compares relative economic freedom and access to quality food. Work the problem, People! (1:00) . . . Remember this classic clip on common-sense … Continue reading

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OWN Your Stuff!

  OWN Your Stuff!  10:00AM – 12:00PM May 10th, 2014 In this short clip from Apollo 13 we hear one of the best movie lines of all time:   “I don’t care what it was designed to do – I care … Continue reading

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Failing Well, the 1%, a Vanishing American Dream: Weekly Web Gems

Fiat Money Enriches the Rich (3:08) . . . In his review of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century, Mark Thornton of The Mises Institute points out the true culprit behind wealth disparity since 1971 — abandoning the gold … Continue reading

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