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Below you'll find a list of all posts from March, 2011

Do you know a senior high school or college student interested in economics?

NB: This event is now being held in the Harry B. Moore Library at the College of The Bahamas.   …

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Mark Skousen’s contributions to economics

First Published at The Cobden Centre and reposted here with the kind permission of Dr. Skousen. Following my review of …

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Mr. John Tomlinson on Honest Money

Join the Nassau Institute and John Tomlinson for a Discussion Group Meeting on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 6:30pm at …

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Adam Smith Reveals His (Invisible) Hand!

Dr. Skousen, a friend in Liberty, has recently written an interesting article on Adam Smith and his famous Invisible Hand …

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The US Economic Situation – Ides of March Worries

"Beware of the Ides of March," the Soothsayer said to Caesar. Commenting to his companions about the Soothsayer, Caesar responded, …

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Don’t miss Dr. Steve Horwitz when he discusses “Three Economic Myths”

Join The Nassau Institute for an evening lecture on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7:00pm at the British Colonial Hilton …

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Regulation - which is based on force and fear - undermines the moral base of business dealings. It becomes cheaper to bribe a building inspector than to meet his standards of construction. A fly-by-night securities operator can quickly meet all the S.E.C. requirements, gain the inference of respectability, and proceed to fleece the public. In an unregulated economy, the operator would have had to spend a number of years in reputable dealings before he could earn a position of trust sufficient to induce a number of investors to place fund with him. Protection of the consumer by regulation is thus illusory.Alan Greenspan
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