Mises

There is truth, and then there is government truth. Unfortunately, today‘s ruling class wants us to believe that government (or at least government run by elites) is the source of truth, and not to believe our lying eyes.

Both Trump and Lincoln treat a group of people as lepers—i.e., Palestinians and blacks—who should be removed from society and denied property rights in their own country

Donald Trump’s coming trade war with China could ultimately topple the current US economic regime of monetary inflation which enables America’s bubble-monopolist capitalism.  The road, though, is unlikely to be direct or smooth.  Some trade warriors argue that the economic war with China will improve the prospects for US prosperity by stimulating onshoring of industrial activity.   Critics … Read more

Modern progressives believe that one can only be loyal to one‘s nation by being loyal to the central government. Yet, American history shows that the “nation” is not the state but rather the community to which one belongs.

What determines currency exchange rates? While “experts” present a number of theories such as trade balance, the most important factor is the purchasing power of the currencies in question.

There are more federal grantees and contractors at NGOs and private firms than there are “official” federal workers. These faux “private” jobs must be cut also.

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a “revolution of common sense.” However, one area of US government policy that has lacked “common sense” for more than a century is how this government deals with other nations. It‘s time for a change.

Things aren‘t going as planned. Inflation just rose to an 18-month high, and the Fed has stopped saying that it‘s making “progress toward the 2 percent objective.”

As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, it‘s good to remember that the public sector‘s “services” provide no actual net value to the “national product.”