What Spooner Can Teach Us in Our Age of Neofascism
The Fed’s Inflation Is behind the Supply Chain Mess
It seems supporters of the Biden administration finally settled on a narrative they like for explaining away supply chain shortages.
Here’s the administration’s talking point: the US economy is rolling along so well that Americans are demanding huge amounts of goods. That’s overwhelming the supply chain and causing the backups roiling America’s ports and logistic infrastructure.
Three Reasons to Start Taking Secession Seriously
Last month, the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia released a new study which showed that, at least among those polled, “roughly 4 in 10 (41%) of Biden and half (52%) of Trump voters at least somewhat agree that it’s time to split the country, favoring blue/red states seceding from the union.”
Governments Love Inflation, and They Won’t Do Anything to Stop It
How the West Pushed back the Frontiers of Death
The Great Reset, Part VI: Plans of a Technocratic Elite
In previous installments, I introduced the Great Reset idea1 and treated it in terms of its economic
Why the Fed’s 2 Percent Inflation Standard Is So Bad
Fed chairman Jerome Powell is increasingly under fire for his apparently inability to take inflation seriously or admit it may be more than “transitory.” There’s been much talk of tapering the Fed’s enormous asset purchases, yet—as is typical for the Fed, actual action remains scheduled for some nonspecific time in the future.
Introduction to the Third Edition: From Value Theory to Praxeology
Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) is arguably the most important economist of the twentieth century, and one of the greatest social philosophers ever. He made a large number of lasting contributions to economic theory, yet his main achievement is in the elaboration of a comprehensive system of social analysis. Mises had started his career as a student of economic and social history and then became a top policy analyst and government advisor in his native Austria.
Venezuelans Turn to Gold Nuggets as the Local Currency Implodes
The Venezuelan government recently lopped off six zeros from its hyperinflating currency, the bolivar. The highest denomination currency note of 1 million bolivars, worth less than $0.25, was replaced by a one-bolivar note. At the same time, a hundred-bolivar note, worth about $25.00, was introduced as the new highest denomination of the bolivar.
