Can Civilization Survive without Sound Money?
Political money is unsound money, and while civilization cannot exist without sound money, it can do without predatory government.
Money and Banking
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Is It Real Money or Just Artifice?
Money proper is not artifice. It is a physical "thing" of value, acquired through labor and emerging out of the needs of individuals, who through voluntary exchanges determine its value.
Silicon Valley Bank and the Failure of Fractional Reserve Banking
The story of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank is the story of nearly every bank failure. Fractional reserve banking invites the risky behavior that brings down the banking system.
Silicon Valley Bank and the Failure of Fractional Reserve Banking
The story of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank is the story of nearly every bank failure. Fractional reserve banking invites the risky behavior that brings down the banking system.
Is the Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Another “Canary in the Coal Mine”?
The FDIC's takeover of Silicon Valley Bank should make us take a hard look at the damage the Federal Reserve has done. Will other banks face the same fate?
Poor People in Developing Countries Find Alternatives to Commercial Banking
People are innovative—if government doesn't get in the way. Entrepreneurs in developing countries find alternatives for people cut off from commercial banking services.
Money versus Monetary Policy
We're still living with the consequences of the massive monetary inflation by Trump and Biden. Prices are stubbornly high, and falling real wages are driving Americans to say things are getting worse.
Money versus Monetary Policy
Money is simple. The political program of monetary "policy" is not.
The “True” Money Supply: A Measure of the Supply of the Medium of Exchange in the U.S. Economy
Measures of the U.S. money stock in current use are flawed precisely because they are not based on an explicit and coherent theoretical conception of the essential nature of money.
Rome’s Runaway Inflation: Currency Devaluation in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries
No matter the historical era, governments have excelled at one thing: debasing their own currency. Rome was no exception, as Roman government excesses required inflation—lots of inflation.
