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Dollars and Sense

John D. Mueller

When the stock market dramatically and swiftly declined in September 2008, prompting Senator John McCain to suspend his presidential campaign…

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What If the Smartest Guy in the Room Doesn’t Get It?

John D. Mueller

“I got along with him fine. But Ben Bernanke thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room, and wanted everyone…

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The Daily Caller / April 27, 2011

What If the Smartest Guy in the Room Doesn’t Get It?

John D. Mueller

“I got along with him fine. But Ben Bernanke thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room, and wanted everyone…

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The Gold Standard Now / April 26, 2011

Why the Next Successful President Will End the ‘Reserve Currency Curse’

John D. Mueller

Atlas Foundation Conference on “Consequences of Progressive Policy on Money and Investment” Dallas, TX, 1 April 2011 I’m grateful for…

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The Gold Standard Now / April 7, 2011

"Reagan Democrats" Still Key to Economic Reform

John D. Mueller

In his memoirs, President Ronald Reagan (Feb. 6, 1911-June 5, 2004) recalled, “To get the spending and tax cuts we…

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The Gold Standard Now / February 16, 2011

The Wiki’leak,’ MAD Men, and the Dollar

John D. Mueller

Is Wikileaks founder Julian Assange channeling Don Draper in the TV series Mad Men –– the brilliant but ethically challenged…

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The Gold Standard Now / February 9, 2011

State of Monetary Chaos

John D. Mueller

By all accounts, President Barack Obama will refocus in his 2011 State of the Union address on “jobs and competitiveness.”…

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The Gold Standard Now / January 24, 2011

Redeeming Economics

John D. Mueller

[Editor’s note: The following remarks were delivered at the Conference on “Economics at the Crossroads” for The Tocqueville Forum and the…

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Redeeming Economics

John D. Mueller

The most important element of economic theory has been ignored for more than two centuries, and its rediscovery has started a revolution the likes of which occurred just three times in eight centuries. In Redeeming Economics: Rediscovering the Missing Element, John D. Mueller shows how reapplying the economic thought of Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas makes economics whole again.

Books

 

Economics Deconstructed

John D. Mueller

The best thing about The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community is the title. Stephen Marglin is…

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The Family in America / December 30, 2009

How Do Nations Choose “Demographic Winter”? Is America Doing So?

John D. Mueller

To watch a video of the complete panel on “Family and Demography,” please click here. I’m honored to address the…

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World Congress of Families / August 11, 2009

Review of "Calculated Futures: Theology, Ethics, and Economics"

John D. Mueller

Calculated Futures: Theology, Ethics, and Economics D. Stephen Long and Nancy Ruth Fox, with Tripp York Waco, Texas, Baylor University…

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Journal of Markets and Morality / September 14, 2009