“Real innovation and progress happen beyond Big Tech”
Over the last decade, we’ve seen a rapid acceleration in the consolidation of “Big Tech”, resulting in…
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Politicized Money, The Death Of Capitalism, And Gold
In the end, the last say (and laugh) goes to…
Continue readingFree Speech…Who’s Afraid Of Elon Musk?
Anyone who values free speech, which should include everyone who cherishes liberty, should not fall for the claim that…
Continue readingFully And Entirely Organic Gold-Backed Currency
The big picture here is clear and it is essential to understand that it…
Continue readingWe know ‘crazy’ when we see it…
Let the crazies talk. Everyone needs to see it for themselves…
Continue readingThe Wrong Elites: We Need Better Ones
The politically connected class in America spent the last hundred-plus years ruining education, medicine, diplomacy (peace), money, banking, big business, literature, art, and…
Continue readingCan Government Successfully Counter Recessions Through Expansionary Policies? Don’t Count on It
Whenever the signs of an economic weakness emerge, most economic and political commentators declare that the government should…
Continue readingAmerica’s Trade Deficit: An Enormous Concern
Trump wisely spoke little about trade during his unsuccessful 2020 re-election bid and, surprisingly…
Continue readingOn Important, Unconventional Economic Thinkers Shut Out By The Mainstream
It is a regrettable fact, but a fact nonetheless…
Continue readingThe U.S. Ban On Avocados Imported From Mexico Shows The High Cost Of Nontariff Protectionism
The fact that a US regulatory agency can unilaterally end imports from Mexico, coupled with the fact that…
Continue readingThe New Anti-Economics (That’s Not Even New)
Professional economics is in big trouble…
Continue readingThe Slippery Slope And The Infantilization Of The Economic Actor
It’s one thing for a government to justify its interventions and the suppression of financial freedom by claiming…
Continue readingFed Monetary Policy Is No Substitute For Monetary Reform
America was meant to be a land of individual liberty, not a land of ruling “experts.” The economic problem can be fixed with sound money and…
Continue readingOn The Gold Standard, How Governments Seized Control Of Money, And The Total Abandonment Of Precious Metals
It would be a mistake to regard the era of the classical gold standard as a period of state weakness in financial and monetary matters. On the contrary…
Continue readingGovernment interventions and the Cobra effect
It always comes down to the hubris of central planners, who believe they can tame, micro-manage and control the…
Continue readingInept: Reduce Expectations Of Government
Some pundits have suggested that the way to cope with higher prices and reduced availability of goods is for people to “lower their expectations.” These pundits have unwittingly…
Continue readingWhy the ‘Make America Worse’ bill will lead to higher inflation
Inflation occurs whenever money is being injected into the system faster than the economy is growing. That’s what…
Continue readingThe Emerging Alt-Economy: “Buy Nothing”
In the best tradition of market-based fixes, “Buy Nothing” looks like a win for…
Continue reading4000+ Years Later And They Still Haven’t Figured It Out: Price Controls Don’t Work
This isn’t rocket science, it’s basic high school economics…
Continue readingVenezuelans Turn to Gold Nuggets as the Local Currency Implodes
“… gold flakes, which are peeled off raw nuggets with hand tools, have become the currency of choice …”
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