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Free-Markets OR Private Land Ownership: You Can't Have Both
When people first hear that Silvio Gesell proposed the elimination of private land ownership, their first reaction is to conclude that he was a…
Feb 18
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January 2024
We Must Get Rid of the Word "Money"
This guy, Rajat Soni, has become my favorite Bitcoin influencer du jour. His tweets are a constant stream of pure economic nonsense aimed at convincing…
Jan 30
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November 2023
Gesell Course Announced at the Henry George School
Silvio Gesell Foundation Director, Josh Sidman, will be giving an online course on Silvio Gesell at the Henry George School of Social Science. The…
Nov 28, 2023
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October 2023
Money: The Big Spiked Hammer
(Bluegrass fans will get the reference.)
Oct 26, 2023
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The Definition of "Interest"
The phenomenon of interest is at the heart of Silvio Gesell’s diagnosis of our economic problems, as well as his prescription for their solution…
Oct 8, 2023
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September 2023
A Conversation with a Bitcoiner
I have spent countless hours discussing money with Bitcoin enthusiasts. In general, I have found them to be closed-minded believers in an irrational…
Sep 30, 2023
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(Yet another) New Intro Video!
We just posted the third (and probably not the last) version of our intro video. It is very challenging to communicate about this stuff in a way that is…
Sep 27, 2023
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Demurrage vs. Inflation
When people first encounter Silvio Gesell’s proposal for monetary reform — i.e. demurrage, a system in which units of currency lose purchasing power at…
Sep 17, 2023
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Dissecting the Capitalism-vs-Socialism Dualism
Many apparent ideological disagreements ultimately boil down to semantics — to the definitions of words. One side assumes one definition of a word and…
Sep 10, 2023
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The Gesellian Perspective on Land Ownership
I have put off delving into this side of the Gesellian perspective, but I realize it really needs to be addressed if we are to conduct a thorough…
Sep 3, 2023
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August 2023
Rebranding & Activating Payments
Dear readers, I started this newsletter as an individual and originally called it Fundamentals of Money. From the outset my intention was to spread…
Aug 29, 2023
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More Thoughts on Inflation & Deflation
Here's an interesting article about deflation in China. From a Gesellian perspective, the root cause of both inflation and deflation are the same — a…
Aug 21, 2023
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