Articles tagged "Recession"
The Man Who Predicted the Depression
Tuesday, November 10 2009
By MARK SPITZNAGEL Ludwig von Mises was snubbed by economists world-wide as he warned of a credit crisis in the 1920s. We ignore the great Austrian at our peril today.…
The Recession in Japan, Part 2: Land of the Setting Sun?
Thursday, June 25 2009
Since the massive collapse of its housing and equities bubble in 1990, Japan has tried every trick in the book to deal with its economic woes, from lowering interest rates…
There Is No Upside to a Down Economy
Tuesday, June 09 2009
By TODD G. BUCHHOLZ I have no sympathy for Mr. and Mrs. "I Deserve Four Bedrooms and a Jacuzzi," the couple who saved no money, put no money down and…
The Geography of Recession
Wednesday, June 03 2009
By Peter Zeihan The global recession is the biggest development in the global system in the year to date. In the United States, it has become almost dogma that the…
Obama’s False Choice
Tuesday, March 31 2009
By Mark Steyn Writing in the Chicago Tribune last week, President Obama fell back on one of his favorite rhetorical tics: “But I also know,” he wrote, “that we need…
Thomas Sowell: Upside Down Economics
Thursday, February 19 2009
From television specials to newspaper editorials, the media are pushing the idea that current economic problems were caused by the market and that only the government can rescue us. What…
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