For many years now it seems that the state of a nation’s economic health has been reduced, at least in the establishment press, to one metric—Gross National Product (GDP). Despite rising prices, increasing public and private debt, and other indications of a nation’s economic problems, governments and the legacy press everywhere hang on the latest GDP figures. If the number—always produced by government statistics offices—is positive, then all is well. If the number is on a downward trend, then government has an answer—increase government spending. This is the magic elixir.

A week ago today, Charlie Kirk was assassinated. In the days since, details about and reactions to the very public and widely-watched murder of the prominent conservative commentator and organizer have been everywhere.

The president bragged about committing more murders at sea today, and claims the unknown victims were drug runnners. 

I had the pleasure of appearing on Charlie Kirk’s program a few times over the years and I always found him to be polite, respectful, and genuinely interested in ideas. Even in areas where we might not have agreed, he listened carefully. He was a strong advocate of free speech and he made a career of trying to convince the youth of the value of free speech and dialogue regardless of political differences.

Thomas Paine was not an anarchist. He made it clear that his idea of anarchism (no government) aligned with government in its worst state: utter chaos. He wrote on January 10, 1776,

September 15, 2025, is the fifth anniversary of the Abraham Accords (Accords) signed by representatives from the nations of Bahrain, Israel, and United Arab Emirates (UAE) that normalized diplomatic and economic ties between the three nations. The United States signed the documents as a witness. Morocco signed the Accords in December 2020.

In his article “Southern Cross: The meaning of the Mel Bradford moment,” David Gordon recounts his first meeting with M.E. Bradford:

The Federal Reserve is set to lower the target policy interest rate this week in spite of the fact that price inflation rose again in August. The Fed has, for many years, insisted that it is equally committed to both sides of its so-called “dual mandate” of pursuing both “price stability” and maximum employment. Yet, the Fed is increasingly showing that price inflation is not even one of the central bank’s chief concerns.

If the Fed pumps more easy money, we could expect a surge above $3,800.