"Price Gouging" Is Urgently Necessary David Henderson By David Henderson, Aug 30 2017 SHARE POST: The title of this post is the title that Tom Woods gave his interview with me. It’s here. It goes about 23 minutes. Make sure you listen for the pastor/congregation and filet mignon jokes at the end.
Aug 31 2017 Finance How deregulation can improve bank safety Scott Sumner Alan Goldhammer directed me to a very interesting article on the Texas housing market (which avoided the worst of the housing boom and bust): A cash-out refinance is a mortgage taken out for a higher balance than the one on an existing loan, net of fees. Across the nation, cash-outs became ubiquitous during the mortga... 7 Read More
Aug 31 2017 Finance Antonio Foglia on the financial crisis Alberto Mingardi "The global financial crisis that began in August 2007 resulted from a massive, unavoidable cognitive mistake on the part of regulators and bankers." In a recent op-ed for Project Syndicate, Antonio Foglia made this point in "celebration" (not sure this is the right word) of the tenth anniversary of the financial crisi... 2 Read More
Aug 30 2017 Central Planning "Price Gouging" Is Urgently Necessary David Henderson The title of this post is the title that Tom Woods gave his interview with me. It's here. It goes about 23 minutes. Make sure you listen for the pastor/congregation and filet mignon jokes at the end. 22 Read More