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Is the US Banking Crisis Over? It Has Barely Begun

Blog8 min ago

Fractional reserve banking by itself undermines both the banking system and the economy. No action by the Federal Reserve can eliminate the threats.

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The Attack on the Western Tradition

Blog06/01/2023

A free society depends on certain principles, and Western thinkers—including many "dead white males"—played a major role in their development.

The Fed Is Insolvent, and That's a Bad Thing

06/01/2023Mises Media

Ryan McMaken and Alex Pollock talk about the Fed's negative cash flow.

The Republican Debt-Ceiling "Deal" Is Exactly What We Expected

Blog06/01/2023

Contrary to the still-enduring myth about Republican budget cutting, there is no correlation whatsoever between Republican control of DC and the trajectory of federal spending.

Can We Understand AI? A Response to Jordan Peterson’s Podcast

Blog06/01/2023

All too often, when we see a new technology we don't understand, our natural inclination is to condemn it. Artificial intelligence is no exception.

Smarter Talk Is Smarter Action

Blog06/01/2023

Leonard Read asked how we preserve liberty in a culture that doesn't appreciate it. Liberty cannot come through force and organization. It comes from within oneself.

The Economic Nationalists Are Wrong: Free Trade Means Freedom and Prosperity

Blog05/31/2023

During a debate on capitalism with James Otteson, Michael Anton opined that free markets are harmful to a nation's economy. Perhaps he needs to learn economics.

The Street of the Palaces

Blog05/31/2023

"Have we not, our privileged orders, aristocrats who control, indirectly, but certainly, the political power of the state? ... If any man doubts how these questions should be answered, let him walk through Wall-street."

Individualism in the US Has Helped Make It an Economic Success

Blog05/31/2023

Individualism, while condemned in some cultures, has helped make this country economically successful. Will the influx of immigrants from cultures that devalue individualism reverse that success?

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