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Articles by Patrick Barron

18th Century

Mandatory Vaccines vs. Logic and Kantian Ethics

29th August 2022 Patrick Barron 0

The case in favor of mandatory vaccines rests upon faulty logic and violates ethical principles. A vaccinated person protects himself to the extent of the vaccine’s capability, which may be close to one hundred percent, [more…]

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Goals Are Illogical and Harmful

24th August 2022 Patrick Barron 0

Does society really need and can it benefit from goals designed to achieve statistical “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” metrics? The answer, of course, is “no” on both counts; i.e., society neither needs these goals and [more…]

20th Century

Sound Money Can Prevent What Representative Democracy Does Not

17th August 2022 Patrick Barron 0

One of the arrogances of “Western” nations is that our way of life and our liberties are protected by periodic elections as required by constitutions, written (America) or not (Great Britain), containing bills of rights, [more…]

Business

An Opportunity for Real Change in Britain

8th August 2022 Patrick Barron 0

In a few days the British Conservative Party will select a new prime minister from within its ranks. The new PM will have a short-lived opportunity to select new ministers. But more importantly, due to [more…]

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Germany Can Save Itself, and Possibly the World, by Abandoning Four Failed Policies

25th July 2022 Patrick Barron 0

Following is a plea to Germany–The war is over and has been for three-quarters of a century. It’s time to stop prostrating yourself for the supposed “good” of Europe. It’s time to take complete control [more…]

20th Century

The Fallacy of Calls for "A Manhattan Project" to Solve National Economic Challenges

21st July 2022 Patrick Barron 0

The World War II project to build an atomic bomb is seen by many as a template for government action to solve what appear to be national economic problems beyond the scope of private enterprise. [more…]

Business

The Fed Cannot Go Bankrupt, and That is a Big Problem

4th July 2022 Patrick Barron 0

A recent essay on Mises Wire triggered quite a bit of discussion among a group of Austrian school economists. Paul H. Kupiec and Alex J. Pollock’s Who Owns Federal Reserve Losses and How Will They [more…]

Economics

In Defense of the “Two Bank” Banking Reform Proposal

11th May 2022 Patrick Barron 0

In his recent essay for Goldmoney.com, titled Building a Better Banking System, Alasdair Macleod agrees with the Austrian view that sound money would help prevent a looming “combined currency, asset, and banking crisis”, yet challenges [more…]

Economics

How Bad Is Currency Debasement of the Dollar?

4th April 2022 Patrick Barron 0

Well, currency debasement is pretty bad, as a few key statistics will reveal, but first some background. At the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 the US agreed that it would redeem dollars for gold at [more…]

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