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Category: Business Cycle

The Mirage of Consumption

The Mirage of Consumption

There is no growth through consumption.  I repeat, there is no growth through consumption.  Growth happens through production.  You can’t … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 4, 2025May 4, 2025Categories Business Cycle, Economics1 Comment on The Mirage of Consumption

The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

The illusion of economic control is shattered by the simple fact that man acts.  The economy isn’t a machine to … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on March 29, 2025March 29, 2025Categories Economics, Business Cycle, Method, Statism1 Comment on The Fantasy of Economic Mastery

Stability by Force

Stability by Force

Many believe government intervention is necessary for economic stability.  In reality, government intervention is the cause of instability.  It distorts … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on February 8, 2025March 18, 2025Categories Economics, Business Cycle, Inflation, Statism1 Comment on Stability by Force

Strings Attached

Strings Attached

The idea that capitalism inherently causes business cycles is a persistent myth.  Critics often blame free markets for the economic … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on December 30, 2024March 22, 2025Categories Economics, Business Cycle, Inflation, Money, Statism

Violent Changes in the Value of Money

Violent Changes in the Value of Money

The changes in value haven’t come from gold.  The change is due to fiat money and the printing press.  Gold … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 19, 2024June 19, 2024Categories Business Cycle, Economics, Inflation, Money, Statism, Subjective ValueTags business cycle, capitalism, economics, fascism, inflation, logic, marx, marxism, money, socialism, Statism1 Comment on Violent Changes in the Value of Money

Covert Parasitism

Covert Parasitism

There are no booms and busts in the free market.  I repeat, there are no booms and busts in the

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Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on November 12, 2023November 19, 2023Categories Business Cycle, Economics, Inflation, StatismTags bank, banking, capitalism, economics, education, fascism, inflation, logic, money, socialism, Statism

Failure of the New-New Economics

Failure of the New-New Economics

What is being thrown around today aren’t new ideas.  They’re old ideas that have failed before, and will fail again. 

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Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on November 18, 2022December 10, 2023Categories Economics, Business Cycle, Inflation, MoneyTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, logic, psychology, socialism, Statism1 Comment on Failure of the New-New Economics

The Corrosive Predicament

The Corrosive Predicament

Prices will fall on a free market.  We don’t have a free market.  In fact, the system isn’t even designed … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022Categories Business Cycle, Economics, Inflation, Money, StatismTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, inflation, logic, money, socialism, Statism2 Comments on The Corrosive Predicament

The Crack-Up Boom in the Bust

The Crack-Up Boom in the Bust

Soaring inflation will lead to a fictitious boom.  Goods will be purchased because the masses understand the money is … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 7, 2022September 27, 2022Categories Business Cycle, Economics, Inflation, Money, StatismTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, inflation, logic, socialism, Statism

Permanent Depression—Statism

Permanent Depression—Statism

It’s alleged there’s an absence of depressions under statism.  It’s actually the opposite.  Statists economies are permanently depressed.  They may … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on July 28, 2022October 12, 2022Categories Business Cycle, Economics, StatismTags capitalism, economics, education, fascism, logic, socialism, Statism2 Comments on Permanent Depression—Statism

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  • Mises on Separating Morality and State October 7, 2025
    The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk has focused attention on political violence. Ludwig von Mises, not surprisingly, understood that tying morality to politicized state helps create the climate where political violence is prevalent.
    Vincent Cook
  • Letters to Frank Meyer Reveal Rothbard's Views on Lincoln, Slavery, and Popular Sovereignty October 7, 2025
    “The Civil War was really the watershed,” he wrote Meyer. “Lincoln was America’s first dictator, and almost all the Republican Acts were monstrous.”
    Daniel J. Flynn
  • Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook October 7, 2025
    This audiobook showcases Friedrich Hayek’s most influential writings on knowledge, competition, socialism, and monetary order, highlighting why his ideas remain vital in today’s digital and interventionist age.
    Friedrich A. Hayek
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