William Stepp

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02/28/2002 Mises Daily William Stepp

Using changes in the margin regulation as a stick to beat the stock bubble does not work, fails to solve the underlying problem, and further injures investors by restricting their choices. What Fed Chairman Greenspan didn’t know is something that the young Greenspan and his mentor Ludwig von Mises did: that monetary freedom is the way to end market bubbles once and for all.

Nike Is Right

03/14/2001 Mises Daily William Stepp

The company is right to refuse a customer who wanted to use its products to advertise bad economic theory. William Stepp also explains why Nike ought to keep its “sweatshops” open.

The Chodorov Principle

02/17/2001 Mises Daily William Stepp

Frank Chodorov proposed a sure fix for every case of waste, fraud, and abuse in government: abolish the program. William Stepp explains.

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