There’s Nothing Natural About Socialism
The socialist idea has many forms and flavors; however, one can observe three main paths toward socialism…
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Unsound Money, Unsound Economy (Or, Why There Is Economic Misery And Injustice)
Under a true gold standard, monetary policymakers would join the unemployed…
Continue readingThe ECB Just Cut Interest Rates, Here Is Why They Should Have Raised Them
Negative rates are likely one of the reasons behind the lackluster European growth…
Continue readingHow To Know If Government Is Too Big
A government is too large to the extent it exceeds its core functions, because advancing our general welfare means…
Continue readingGovernment Won’t Save Us From “Woke” Corporations
From the shoes you wear to the ice cream you eat, politics has found a way to sneak into some of the most mundane aspects of our lives…
Continue readingWhy Is The “Cost of Living” In Cities So High?
The higher “cost of living” was akin to people in San Francisco using a different currency, but is that the correct way to look at it?
Continue readingThe Coming Whiskey Bubble?
We are always looking for evidence to lead us to the next bubble…
Continue readingIn New “Mind-Blowing” Study, Planting Trees Reduces Carbon Better Than Carbon Taxes
The case for a carbon tax is much weaker than the so-called experts have been assuring us…
Continue readingWHY $100 BILLS ARE NOW THE US DOLLAR’S MOST COMMON BANKNOTE
The “War on Cash” remained largely under the radar for years with few having noticed this assault on physical currency by governments around the world…
Continue readingIf Deficits Are This Huge Now, What Happens When The Recession Hits?
In a world where government borrowing allows spending to balloon even in times of falling revenue, we’re setting the stage for future problems…
Continue readingMoney Printing Can’t Replace Saving & Production As The Real Engine Of Economic Growth
Bubbles, booms, and eventual crashes result…
Continue readingWhite Collar Welfare: What It’s Like To Work For The Federal Government
The result was billions in government waste. I’ve seen laziness at the FDIC and some waste, but nothing like this…
Continue readingWhat The US-China Currency War Means For The Economy
A few months ago many of us read about the theory of “the nuclear option”…
Continue readingStudy Defending NYC’s Minimum Wage Law Is Fake News
The study it is based on do not hold up particularly well upon any sort of serious analysis…
Continue readingAlasdair Macleod: Six Things Boris Johnson Should Do To Turn The UK Around
Brexit is an opportunity to reset economic, monetary, and trade policies. The implications of getting rid of the EU millstone go far beyond October 31st…
Continue readingWhy The Dollar Rules The World, And Why Its Reign Could End
Long live King Dollar?
Continue readingChina’s Biggest Problem Isn’t Trump, It’s A Broken Banking System
Trump may be a thorn in Xi’s side, but it’s a lesser threat relative to China’s real issue: a banking system in crisis.
Continue reading2020 Election Candidates Offer New Government Ponzi Schemes
The Democrat debates have reminded Americans just how much of campaigning is promising something-for-next-to-nothing…
Continue readingThe Econ Establishment Teams Up To Denounce Judy Shelton
I’m not just cherry-picking, here’s what a Google News search returned for me just now when I typed in “Judy Shelton”…
Continue readingThe Dirty Secret About Gun Control In Latin America
It is time for us as a nation not to normalize the violence and the carnage of gun violence…
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