The Fed Has Stopped Pretending that Price Inflation Is Going Away
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.”
Mises
Tariff Increases vs. Tax Cuts
The latest political hot potato puts our standard of living at a critical crossroads. Mark Thornton identifies the missing road signs.
The Fallacy of the “Public Sector”
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.”
Osama bin Laden’s Secret Weapon: Economic Literacy
Osama bin Laden never commanded an army, but he managed to militarily and economically defeat the US by enticing its government to waste trillions of dollars with foolish military ventures in the Middle East and elsewhere.
The Panic of 1819: Rothbard v. Browning
While Rothbard offers a focused economic analysis that situates the crisis within a broader theoretical framework, Browning gives readers a sense of what it felt like to live through the crisis.
Truth and Reconciliation: Be Careful What You Wish For
Much of the world‘s financial system is undergirded by the false claim that US government bonds are “risk-free.” The truth is that all is not well when it comes to banking and finance.
Birthright Citizenship Is as Constitutional as Roe v. Wade
Ryan McMaken and Bobby Gunther Walsh discuss birthright citizenship historically.
The Fed Has its Eyes on Stablecoin
With Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) banned by executive order, the Fed may have more incentive to explore alternatives in the cryptocurrency market.
Using Your Tax Dollars Support Terrorists and Nazis
John Quincy Adams famously warned against the US going abroad in search of “monsters to destroy,” but while claiming to destroy monsters, the regime also creates and nourishes them.
The Empire Strikes Back
The legacy media is ramping up its opposition to the Trump administration and especially Elon Musk. However, it seems that they are using the playbook from eight years ago during Trump’s first presidency.