Category Archives: classical liberal

Preserving Wealth in a Currency Crisis – Investment Strategies

Peter Schiff, that Austrolibertarian guy on Wall Street who was right about a whole lotta stuff, just so happens to run a full-service, registered broker/dealer specializing in foreign markets and securities.  His firm caters to exactly the kinds of strategies … Continue reading

Posted in Austrian school, classical liberal, Crash Proof, dollar, gold, inflation, Keynesian, libertarian, Peter Schiff, Public Square | 3 Comments

Paul Krugman Challenged to Debate Austrian School; Soup Kitchen Donations Hang in the Balance

What is Paul Krugman afraid of?  This is a question that the libertarian crowd has been asking, publicly, for years.  So far, Mr. Krugman has brushed off the droves of Austrian school adherents looking to see him take on Austrian … Continue reading

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“We Are All Austrians Now”

Ah, the Austrian School.  That marvelous brand of free-market reasoning borne of a turn-of-the-century respect for laissez-faire capitalism, nurtured to maturity beneath the sun-kissed awnings of prewar Austria-Hungary’s street-side salons and coffee shops, and from there, exported across the world … Continue reading

Posted in Austrian school, classical liberal, Commanding Heights, Friedrich Hayek, Keynesian, libertarian, Ludwig von Mises, PBS, Peter Schiff, Public Square, Thomas Woods | 2 Comments

Trading Spaces: America’s Place in Tomorrow’s Economy

While the readers of this blog have continued their search for solid ground, Americans everywhere are struggling to maintain a foothold against the backsliding currency crisis as fallout from the asset bubble foments a nuclear winter of frozen credit and … Continue reading

Posted in Austrian school, China, classical liberal, Crash Proof, currency pegs, deflation, dollar, Economics in One Lesson, Federal Reserve, foreign policy, Henry Hazlitt, inflation, libertarian, Ludwig von Mises, manufacturing economy, monetary policy, Paul Krugman, Peter Schiff, Public Square, RMB, Ron Paul, service economy, the Fed, Thomas Woods, trade deficit, Yuan | Leave a comment

Your Government Loves Inflation, and So Should You!

It’s an exciting time to be alive, boys and girls.  Our economy is in trouble and it’s our generation’s job to figure it all out before things get (really) nasty.  Luckily for you, here at Search for Solid Ground we … Continue reading

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A Final Thought on Prop 19

So Tuesday evening came and went, and Proposition 19–California’s 2010 ballot initiative to “Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis”–was defeated at the polls, 54% to 46%.  Meanwhile, freedom-lovers the world over sadly chalked up yet another loss in the never-ending war … Continue reading

Posted in classical liberal, Felipe Calderon, libertarian, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Mexican Drug War, Op-Ed, Prop 19, Public Square, War on Drugs | 4 Comments

Fed Up with the Meltdown

Last time I checked, the debate on the efficacy of price controls was pretty much a done deal (remember these guys?).  After trying it out in the ‘30s, we realized that central planning just doesn’t compare to the efficiency of … Continue reading

Posted in Austrian school, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, classical liberal, Constitution, dollar, Federal Reserve, inflation, Keynesian, libertarian, monetary policy, Op-Ed, Public Square, quantitative easing, the Fed | 4 Comments