Mises

No one in the GOP leadership is going to do anything at all about true Fed reform until he fears that his re-election depends on it.

The biggest mistake America has ever made since the nation’s founding was the conversion of the federal government from a limited-government republic to a national-security state.

[Editor’s Note: In this selection from his new essay “Seeds of Resistance,” William Hartung provides some interesting context on the important role of public opinion and public pressure in pushing back against aggressive foreign policy in any presidential administration. Essentially, Hartung expresses hope that perhaps Trump will be something like Ronald Reagan whose bellicose pre-election rhetoric … Read more

These days, most federally funded workers are “private” contract and grant workers. These jobs will quickly disappear if we’re serious about spending cuts.

The Federal Reserve continues to be the not-so-silent partner to the government’s reckless deficit spending scheme. While the Fed tries to force down interest, US bond yields are rising, as the markets recognize these bifurcated policies.

Time and again, we are reminded that obtaining a high-ranking position in the US regime means having access to a special kind of “justice” reserved to allies of the technocracy’s permanent government.