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Ominous Parallels Reconsidered

Blog54 min ago

Having given a harsh review to Leonard Peikoff’s Ominous Parallels four decades ago, David Gordon revisits the book.

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More Recession Signs: Money Supply Growth Went Negative Again in December

Blog2 hours ago

The fact the money supply is actually shrinking serves as just one more indicator that the so-called soft landing promised by the Federal Reserve is unlikely to be a reality. 

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Cronyism and CorporatismMonetary PolicyProtectionism and Free Trade

Argentina and Brazil Look to Establish a Common Currency

Blog5 hours ago

Two nations famous for hyperinflation now look to create a common currency. Unless that currency is gold, this is a bad idea.

Money and BanksU.S. History

The Fed Is Already Flashing Signs It's Done Raising Rates

Blog02/02/2023

The FOMC's publicly stated predictions of its own future behavior are essentially useless as accurate predictors of future events. This has been illustrated over and over. 

Will Powell Pivot as Currency Wars Escalate?

02/02/2023Mises Media

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell's exercise in Fed-speak this week.

Bureaucracy and RegulationCapitalismLegal System

The Chinese Communist Party Is Creating a Crackdown Economy

Blog02/02/2023

China has created a crackdown cycle that is hurting the entrepreneurial spirit.

Booms and BustsCentral BanksThe FedMonetary PolicyU.S. Economy

You Think the Global Economy Is Brightening? Beware: The Big Hit Is Yet to Come

Blog02/02/2023

While President Joe Biden's White House continues to give happy talk about the economy, some major economic storm clouds are brewing. The future does not look good.

CapitalismCentral BanksEconomic PolicyMoney and Banks

Is the Japanese Low Inflation–Low Interest Rate Model at an End?

Blog02/01/2023

For nearly three decades, the Japanese economy has slowly imploded under low interest rates and heavy government debt. It may soon be time to pay the piper.

Bureaucracy and RegulationCapitalismProgressivismU.S. Economy

"Stakeholder Capitalism" Is an Incoherent Term

Blog02/01/2023

One of the modern progressive buzzwords is "stakeholder capitalism," in which people with no direct connection to a firm somehow have a "stake" in what the firm does. It is an incoherent term.

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