Monty Pelerin's World
Favorite Quotes
- I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. Will Rogers
- Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government. James Madison
- By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. John Maynard Keynes
- If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. Thomas Jefferson
- Considering mankind's indifference to freedom, their easy gullibility and their facile response to conditioning, one might very plausibly argue that collectivism is the political mode best suited to their disposition and their capacities. Under its regime the citizen, like the soldier, is relieved of the burden of initiative and is divested of all responsibility, save for doing as he is told. Albert J. Nock
- There is a difference between economists and those who speak about economics, even though both hold PhDs Monty Pelerin
Recent Tweets
-
Thoughts On The Commencement of My Eighth Decade, read it here: http://t.co/Tc2XyIgs 5 hours ago
-
Impossibilities, Discontinuities and Black Swans, read it here: http://t.co/WJlExRgb 8 hours ago
-
I’m From The Federal Reserve and I Will Improve Your Life, read it here: http://t.co/qgeTD9kT 18 hours ago
-
Another Reason Why The Economy Will Not Recover, read it here: http://t.co/Fd3P0z19 2 days ago
-
The Universal Truth About Government Regardless of Its Form, Time or Place, read it here: http://t.co/I8JQIEAT 2 days ago
-
The law school bubble – At 50 law schools, 20% of the students are either unemployed, flunked out, or are http://t.co/bX397BCW via @addthis 2 days ago
-
What The First Few Minutes of World War III Will Look Like *Micro-Flim* http://t.co/P6vDfu5Z via @addthis 2 days ago
-
The 10th Amendment Nullification Movement by Michael Boldin http://t.co/yw60giDy via @addthis 2 days ago
-
The American Spectator : Caesar Overreaching Once Again http://t.co/R7Pc4auA via @addthis 2 days ago
-
Warmal Colding strikes Europe:kills hundreds; thousands trapped by "heaviest snow... ever recorded" http://t.co/EiJazYrJ via @directorblue 2 days ago
- A Year Earlier (16)
- economics (1581)
- banks (156)
- bias (8)
- China (35)
- Commercial Real Estate (7)
- consumer (9)
- crash course (4)
- credit (92)
- currency (106)
- Debt (169)
- Deflation (53)
- dollar (75)
- Econ 101 (36)
- Econ 201 (14)
- economy (652)
- employment (95)
- FDIC (17)
- Fed (277)
- GDP (17)
- gold (138)
- Inflation (289)
- Insolvency (501)
- insolvent (18)
- interest (24)
- Keynesian (127)
- markets (105)
- Monetarist (26)
- moral hazard (55)
- Other (18)
- stock (35)
- Treasury (31)
- Favorites (187)
- Guest Post (19)
- History (95)
- humor (198)
- Investing (133)
- Investing Series (5)
- Investing Thoughts (128)
- Other (579)
- Persons (394)
- politics (1233)
- Government (1008)
- healthcare (107)
- Housing (56)
- Regulation (40)
- spending (171)
- taxes (90)
- Re-Reads (12)
- Today's Wisdom (77)
- Uncategorized (87)
- February 2012 (18)
- January 2012 (62)
- December 2011 (78)
- November 2011 (74)
- October 2011 (71)
- September 2011 (67)
- August 2011 (82)
- July 2011 (80)
- June 2011 (81)
- May 2011 (76)
- April 2011 (75)
- March 2011 (83)
- February 2011 (72)
- January 2011 (100)
- December 2010 (85)
- November 2010 (101)
- October 2010 (111)
- September 2010 (83)
- August 2010 (94)
- July 2010 (84)
- June 2010 (77)
- May 2010 (113)
- April 2010 (73)
- March 2010 (61)
- February 2010 (35)
- January 2010 (45)
- December 2009 (82)
- November 2009 (183)
- October 2009 (139)
- September 2009 (68)
- Thoughts On The Commencement of My Eighth Decade
- Impossibilities, Discontinuities and Black Swans
- I’m From The Federal Reserve and I Will Improve Your Life
- Another Reason Why The Economy Will Not Recover
- The Universal Truth About Government Regardless of Its Form, Time or Place
- Fatal Conceit Leads to Fatal Government
- Twenty Reasons Why Europe is in Deep Doo-doo
- Educated Beyond Our Economy’s Ability To Create Jobs or Education Dragging Our Economy Down?
- Many of Us Will Never See “Happy Days Are Here Again” Again
- The Future of The Country on Display
Subscribe to Posts
Email Monty
Readers in Over 140 Countries
Categories
Post Archives
Other Recent Posts
- Ludwig von Mises: The Logician of Freedom
For those wanting to learn more about Ludwig von Mises, this piece by Eugen-Maria Schulak andÂ... - Monty Pelerin Recognized as One of The Top 150 Conservative Websites
Economicnoise.com has been ranked in the top 150 Conservative websites (#140) See the rankings here.... - Government Employees Make More Than Microsoft Employees
Note the pay of Federal employees. Then note that they produce nothing of value! H/T to The A... - The Political Season is Well Underway
Sent in by reader BG with the following note: Look at the bottom of the sign to see who paid for it... - How Currencies Die and Gold Prospers — Part II
In Part I of this two-parter a coming currency collapse and accompanying sovereign bankruptcies were... - Government Is Dead Man Walking
This response is from a regular reader sent directly to me. I blocked out his name only because I do... - Occupy Golf!
Thanks to reader JL for sending this in. Original author apparently unknown: I am a member of golf'... - Is Obama Playing With a Full Deck?
I originally tweeted a reference to this piece. Upon re-reading it, I felt compelled to refer to it ... - Brits on US Political Situation
I received this collection of British cartoons from reader Leo M. As he suggests, the British have t... - How Currencies Die and Gold Prospers — Part I
The Dollar is doomed. So too are most other fiat currencies. It is the nature of fiat currencies and...
Random Favorites
Ponzi Scheme Unravels:
"... all Ponzi schemes eventually fail under their own weight. The US debt scheme is no ...
Dollar Going Down the Tubes: John Rubino, in an interview with Chris Martenson stated:
At some point out there, the whole concep...
Inflation or Deflation: Prices do not all move in the same direction or at the same time. That is pointed out in the quote b...
How Hyperinflation Occurs: Hyperinflation does not occur slowly. Nor is it preceded by a bell ringing or an article warning you...- More Dollar Woes: Weak dollar raises talk of alternative world currency USA Today 10/22/2009 04:54 AM Inflat...
Death of Dollar by Peter Schiff:
View Larger Map
Peter Schiff adamantly recommends getting out of the dollar. His presentation, if...
Recent Comments