The Federal Reserve Turns 110: A Review of the Damage Done
It's about much more than just price inflation. Ryan and Jonathan Newman look at the many ways that America's central bank causes economic chaos while making us poorer and more unequal.
It's about much more than just price inflation. Ryan and Jonathan Newman look at the many ways that America's central bank causes economic chaos while making us poorer and more unequal.
American culture wars are not the product of religious fundamentalists or even activist groups. They exist because of state interference in the private lives of individuals.
Some small municipalities in Pennsylvania have disbanded their police departments, so others want to tax them for “depending” on state police. There is an even better course of action: allow private policing.
The affordability crisis is upon us. Housing, food, you name it, life is becoming expensive. The government blames business, but perhaps government officials should look in the mirror.
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Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.
US government officials from President Biden to Secretary Yellen think the US can fund endless wars, but the American people are suffering in reality.
Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.
Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.
Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Auburn, Alabama, 12-14 October 2023.
Rothbard warned against the assumption that because democracies are “better” than dictatorships, they are necessarily more peace loving.
Governments are fond of accusing private firms of “greed” when prices increase during periods of inflation. However, they fail to tell the public that government services also face price increases.
While politicians like Bernie Sanders and AOC tout the Scandinavian welfare model for the USA, there are a few things to understand about these countries and the economies that support their welfare programs.
Infamous hyperinflations like what hit Germany in 1923 did not begin as a flood. Instead, they started as smaller bouts of inflation initiated by governments that printed money to pay for deficit spending.
Forget Vegas sports betting for reckless speculation. When the Fed officials make projections, the markets assume they are accurate. However, as Jerome Powell himself admits, forecasts are speculative at best.