Introductory

Joseph Salerno Interviewed on Gold Standard, Fiat Money...

Secession, which is at the very heart of free enterprise and self-determination, has long been synonymous with libertarianism going back at least to Lysander Spooner. In the twentieth century, Frank Chodorov continued this tradition, and we should continue to do the same today.

The neo-mercantilist Export-Import Bank is being pushed with bipartisan support yet again. We’re being told that the Ex-Im Bank is good for private enterprise. It’s no doubt good for some private companies, but there’s a difference between private enterprise and free enterprise.

Reserve currencies serve an important economic purpose. If the dollar loses its status as a reserve currency, the resulting adjustments will be painful for many. So, the global economy would benefit from a new US monetary policy devoted to a sound dollar.

I am interviewed on Power Trading Radio about the Skyscraper Curse and Cyber Security Issues—Biggest Bank Heist in History!

J.C. Chandor, writer and director of 2011's Wall Street drama Margin Call tackles economics once again with his new film A Most Violent Year. This time, Chandor explores barriers to entrepreneurship in a world dominated by corrupt government, labor unions, and organized crime.

True credit can only expand if the stock of real savings and real wealth expands. Unfortunately, fractional reserve banking and central banks facilitate the expansion of false credit which diverts resources from true wealth producing activities.

The Austrian is the flagship physical print publication of the Mises Institute. Each issue features provocative articles by cutting-edge laissez-faire and Austrian thinkers, plus interviews with economists, historians, and other scholars...

Government will be so much better if we just adopt the latest fads in government reform, we’re told. Needless to say, modest reforms have a long record of total failure and the only answer is to make radical cuts to every government program.

Jeff Deist and Jay Taylor discuss markets, business cycle theory, and the Fed's latest bubble.