The Fed
What is Money? Who Controls Money?
While the ruling classes insist that money is whatever the government says it is, historically money has been gold. That has not changed even in the age of debased currency.
Peter St. Onge On Who’s Taking Your Money
Economist Peter St. Onge summarizes some of the major financial and government news stories of the day.
Babylon Bee Deserves Krugman’s Nobel Prize
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan and Tho are joined by Mises Institute Fellow Jonathan Newman to discuss economic fake news, featuring a cameo by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.
Bastiat versus MMT
One doesn’t need to search modern economic literature to take on the MMT crowd. Just read Bastiat.
What is a “Fed Pivot,” And When Is It Likely to Happen?
Markets are preparing for the Federal Reserve to “pivot”; that is, change directions from raising interest rates to cutting them. What does it mean? It means that the Fed’s leadership has learned nothing in the past several years.
Negative Leverage: The Fed’s Latest “Gift” to Apartment Investors
Despite higher rents, investment in new apartments is a losing proposition, thanks to the Federal Reserve.
DC’s Debt Trap
Federal debt is soaring out of control, and perhaps it is not surprising that the CBO has not updated its forecasts with this debt uncertainty.
2023: A Year Reviewed
2023 was a great year for the goals and prospects of the Mises Institute, but a very bad year for the State.
Will Powell’s Pivot Bail Out Biden?
With a doveish pivot, Jerome Powell is declaring victory over inflation. It would be extraordinarily naive to ignore the influence of next year’s presidential election on the Fed’s new outlook.