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Second Review of John Mackey’s Revolutionary “Conscious Capitalism”

April 18, 2013

Whole Foods’ Better Business Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, John Mackey and Raj Sisodia, Harvard Business Review Press, 368 pages By Mark Skousen • April 10, 2013 Ever since the robber barons stalked the earth and Balzac expostulated that “behind every great fortune is a crime,” the media has attacked Wall Street, [...]

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Huge Response to Our Latest FreedomFest Promo

February 26, 2013

 Dear FreedomFest Friends, We’re getting a huge response to our announcement that John Stossel is bring his #1 Fox Business show to FreedomFest, with hundreds of attendees signing up so far. And that’s just the beginning of what the Washington Post calls “the greatest libertarian show on earth.” One of the reasons people keep coming [...]

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2013 Global Financial Summit Report

February 12, 2013

I just returned from the Global Financial Summit in the Bahamas, where over 200 attendees came from all over the world to learn about new investment opportunities and market solutions to the world’s problems.  We were welcomed by the cabinet members of the Bahamian government, who emphasized how the Bahamas is a first-rate financial center [...]

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Big News! Stossel Coming to FreedomFest 2013

February 7, 2013

Big News! John Stossel Coming to FreedomFest! Dear FreedomFest attendees, Lots of news to report about this year’s big show.  First and foremost: When we ask past attendees, what famous libertarian they want to speak at FreedomFest, John Stossel is their #1 choice – by far. Your wish is our command:  We are happy to [...]

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My First Book Review for Barrons – “Conscious Capitalism”

February 3, 2013

Here is my first book review on Barrons — on John Mackey’s new book, “Conscious Capitalism,” which I regard as revolutionary and encourage everyone to get a copy at either a Whole Foods store (always fun to visit) or on Amazon: BARRONS | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2013 The Soul of the New Capitalism A worthy [...]

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Report from AEA Meetings in San Diego: The FED = Inflation

January 24, 2013

I returned early this year from a productive trip to San Diego for the American Economic Association (AEA) meetings, where I met with several top economists, including Nobel Prize winners. One of the most popular sessions was a panel on the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve. The most shocking graph was presented by Ken [...]

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Paul Krugman’s Endorses Say’s Law!

October 21, 2012

Paul Krugman endorses Say’s law! In a Sept 13 New York Times op-ed, “The iPhone Stimulus,” Paul Krugman blunders by confusing Keynes’ law (demand creates supply) with Say’s law (supply creates demand). He discusses how the production of the iPhone 5 will now bring a boost to gross domestic product (GDP) of something like half [...]

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My Run In with the Irrepressible and Dangerous Paul Krugman in London

June 1, 2012

I’ve been in Poland and England on a very successful speaking tour — all SRO crowds.  In Poland, thanks for Jan Fijor, many of my books have been translated….In London I spoke at the Adam Smith Institute on “Austrian economics for Investors” and the Institute for Economic Affairs on “Hayek vs. Keynes:  Who’s On Top?”  [...]

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A Visit to Morocco

April 30, 2012

On April 19, my wife and I flew to Morocco for the Mont Pelerin Society meetings, the first to take place in an Arab country.  We stayed at the Le Royal Mansour Meridien in downtown Casablanca, a first class hotel with great service, but surrounding the hotel was a lot of dust, litter, and construction.  [...]

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Making of Modern Economics #2 in Ayn Rand Institute’s Top-Ten Must Read Books in Economics

April 7, 2012

Good news.  My book, The Making of Modern Economics, now in its second edition, won recognition from the Ayn Rand Institute, which published its first “top ten must-read books in economics,”  The Making of Modern Economics was ranked second, right behind Henry Hazlitt’s classic Economics in One Lesson. I’m not complaining, since Steve Mariotti, president [...]

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