When Currencies Collapse: The Questions MMT Can't Answer

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April 17, 2021

By Eric Nies

The Interesting Case of the Zaïre—the Question MMT Cannot Answer

The case of the zaïre currency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo provides strong anecdotal evidence discounting the fiat currency–obsessed modern monetary theory.

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By Robert Higgs

The Political Economy of Fear

By keeping the population in a state of artificially heightened apprehension, the government-cum-media prepares the ground for planting specific measures of taxation, regulation, surveillance, reporting, and other invasions of the people's wealth, privacy, and freedoms.

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By David Gordon

Can the Concept of Exploitation Be Saved?

The Marxist concept of exploitation arises from a deep question Marx asked: Why do capitalists earn interest?

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The Plutocrats of Wall Street and Silicon Valley Are Scamming America by Ryan McMaken

The Plan to Save the the Postal Service by Making It Even Worse by Doug French

Politicians Concerned about Violence Should Start by Ending Their Wars and Their Police State by David R. Iglesias

America’s "Great Men" and the Constitutional Convention by Murray N. Rothbard

If the Nordic Countries Are Socialist, So Are These Less-Impressive Countries by Eben Macdonald

When Measured by Real-World Outcomes, Capitalism Delivers by Lipton Matthews

Printing Money Can't Replace Real Savings by Frank Shostak

India's Crypto-Clueless Regulators by Nikhil Sridhar

State Legislatures Are Finally Limiting Governors' Emergency Powers by Ryan McMaken

Critics Claim Bitcoin Is a Threat to the Environment. They're Wrong. by Peter St. Onge

The Inverted Yield Curve and Recession by Robert P. Murphy

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What Clarence Thomas Gets Wrong about Big Tech

Biden and Janet Yellen Are Pushing a Global Minimum Tax Rate. The EU Is Very Pleased.

India's Crypto-Clueless Regulators

Fedcoin to the Rescue?

The Feds Are Pushing Pension Funds toward "Socially Responsible Investing"

88 Years Ago, FDR Banned Gold. Will a Bitcoin Ban Be Next?

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