Daniel Fernández-Renau Atienza

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01/21/2016 Mises Wire Daniel Fernández-Renau Atienza David Howden

For Spain, 1492 was a transcendent year. The discovery of the New World and the vast hordes of gold and new riches was a springboard vaulting Spain from a barely-known kingdom in medieval Europe, to...

What Is the Rate of Return on the Louisiana Purchase?

07/11/2014 David Howden Daniel Fernández-Renau Atienza

The true benefits of the Louisiana and Alaska Purchases are less clear than their value to pro-government propaganda, writes David Howden and Daniel Atienza. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.

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