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Capitalism, Socialism and Our Future: Video of the Lecture by Peter J. Boettke in Vienna

The debate between capitalism and socialism is more topical than ever. Which is the relevance of this debate for the future of capitalism, the market economy and liberal economic policy? Watch the video of the entire event.
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Politics Is Not about the Friend-Enemy Distinction, but a Struggle for the Rule of Law

Since Putin’s war against Ukraine, the West once again has a clear enemy. Many now recall Carl Schmitt, who saw the essence of the political in the distinction between friend and enemy. But that is too simplistic.
By Martin Rhonheimer
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The ECB Faces a Predicament, the Euro an Impasse

With the now obvious failure of the ECB’s inflationary low interest rate policy, things are now also bad for the euro. The “whatever it takes” approach to saving the euro has reached a point where a reconsideration is necessary.
By Gunther Schnabl
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The Governments Were Financed Through by the Printing Press, And Now We Have Inflation

The rise in inflation does not fall from the sky. Inflation means general devaluation of money, not an increase in individual prices. It is the result of the money glut of the last several decades. Avoiding the dramatic consequences could make things uncomfortable.
By Beat Kappeler
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The Political Morality of Freedom: The Liberal Legacy of the French Revolution in the “Atlantic” Perspective

The French Revolution was a complex historical event, and its intellectual foundations were likewise complex. It is a mistake to reduce it to the Jacobin terror. It was a liberal revolution whose ideals sprang from the Anglo-Saxon legal tradition.
Martin Rhonheimer
28. August 2023
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There Is No Normalization of Target Balances, Despite the Normalization of Monetary Policy

The ECB’s new monetary policy leaves one important question unanswered: Will a normalization of Target balances also follow, that is, will the problem of debt within the eurozone be solved as well? If not, a normalization of monetary policy will be impossible.
Gunther Schnabl, Tom Bugdalle
15. July 2023
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American Economist, Peter Boettke: Socialism or Liberalism? Economics Has the Answer

In his lecture in Vienna, U.S. economics professor Peter J. Boettke emphasized that the world is at a crossroads. Only capitalism is a viable path for humankind to flourish.
Stefan Beig
27. May 2023
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Peter J. Boettke: Capitalism, Socialism and Our Future

The video of the event on May 8 at the “Haus der Industrie” (Vienna) with Peter J. Boettke, who spoke on the topic “Capitalism, Socialism and our Future”. It was followed by a conversation with Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Klausinger from the WU-Vienna.
Austrian Institute
24. May 2023
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Our Credit-Financed Monetary System: A Risk to Freedom and Prosperity

Vulnerable book money and the state’s fight against cash: Our monetary system is fragile, and central banks have proven unreliable. Are there alternatives to the prevailing credit money?
Beat Kappeler
20. May 2023
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A Society Living on Credit Creates Inflation and Financial Crises

A new financial crisis is on the horizon. The culprit is not a lack of regulation, but our monetary system that is based on credit, and a society that lives at the expense of the future.
Martin Rhonheimer
25. April 2023

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Karl Marx would not be a household name if not for the Russian Revolution, so argue Phil Magness and Michael Makovi.24. November 2022
Population decline is likely to create some serious issues in the United States and elsewhere, argues economist Jesús Fernández-Villaverde.8. January 2022
The right to private property is not a “second-tier” natural right, says Martin Rhonheimer whose article has been re-published in an abridged version by Public Discourse.
25. September 2021
The knowledge problem can't be solved with artificial intelligence, argues economist Jesús Fernández-Villaverde.5. August 2021
Downplaying the role of lay disagreement about matters of Catholic Social Teaching is a mistake, argues Samuel Gregg.7. May 2021
"Regime uncertainty" contributed significantly to the length of the Great Depression, explains George Selgin.27. April 2021
Despite the disadvantages of the term 'capitalism', it rightly highlights the central place of capital in a market economy, writes Steven Horwitz.6. April 2021
Despite the claims of many economists, empirical research still favors the assumption that hikes in the minimum wage lead to substantial job loss.23. March 2021
Protective tariffs are likely to blame for the soaring costs of building materials in the U.S., as Scott Lincicome from the Cato Institute shows.23. March 2021
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