by Ralph Benko | Oct 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, October 29th, 2013 Tossing coins into a well and making a wish? This is a custom so ancient that nobody has discovered its origin. Consider a virtual one, from Stone Hill Graphics, which invites us to “Enjoy and make as many wishes...
by Ralph Benko | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, October 24th, 2013 As noted in a prior blog, a three-part series in the Huffington Post by Niall Ferguson has demolished any public credibility of Paul Krugman. Or his acolytes. Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution, from the Louvre In a...
by Ralph Benko | Oct 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York — the flagship regional Federal Reserve Bank — publishes Liberty Street Economics, featuring “insight and analysis from economists working at the intersection of...
by Ralph Benko | Oct 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 A dramatic, widely noticed, three-part series in the Huffington Post by Harvard professor, esteemed historian, and public intellectual Niall Ferguson has — if justice is served — destroyed any vestige of...
by Ralph Benko | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 A fascinating article, The Twilight of the Planners, by William Henry Chamberlain, in the May 1, 1964 issue of The Freeman throws a ray of light on the economic statesmen who restored a war-ravaged Europe to...
by Ralph Benko | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Originally posted on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 Heritage Network’s The Foundry recently published a thoughtful call by Heritage economist Dr. Norbert Michel entitled The Fed’s Monetary Policy Matters, Too. An extract: It’s easy to get distracted with...
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