CULVER CITY, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: A cup of Espresso is made at The Conservatory Coffee, Tea, and Cocoa, a family owned roasting coffeehouse on September 8, 2010 in Culver City, California. On Wednesday, the price of coffee hit a 13-year high. The price has risen 43 percent since June. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Coffee prices are through the roof, and seemingly out of nowhere. I had just written a paean to the percolator and so sauntered to the store to buy some ground coffee. That’s when my eyes popped out at the prices. I thought it was just this one place but nope. It’s everywhere.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
