Following the Trump administration’s recent implementation—followed by a quick withdrawal—of import tariffs on many other countries, capital markets swung wildly. Equities oscillated between steep losses and exuberant gains, remaining absurdly expensive as of April 11, the end of the trading week. More importantly, bond values across the board took a dive.
When constituting what a “well-regulated militia,” looks like, look no further than the first armed conflict of the War of the Revolution.
Learning of military supplies being held in the town of Concord, British General, Thomas Gage, sent troops from Boston to seize these stores. The general had recently received a directive from the British Prime Minister to “restore the vigour of government” back to the colonies. It was time to reclaim control over the unwieldy rebels.
“The Financial Crisis was a failure of government, not capitalism.”—Peter Schiff, March 2025
“Wall Street got drunk,” President Bush said in 2008, to which Peter Schiff replied, “They did. And the Fed provided the liquor!”
After two days of panic selling of stocks, recession and stagflation have become part of the conversation.
Elections suspended again. After abolishing the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech. To save “democracy.”
CIA pal Thiel’s “entrepreneurship” mostly involves lobbying for gov’t contracts. And then using that money to build the surveillance state.
Federal bureaucratic parasite Anthony Fauci said covid came from people eating bats. He was lying. New report shows covid origins in US-funded lab.
Discussions on economic development in developing countries often overlook a critical factor: technology transfer. Yet, history demonstrates that technological diffusion is essential to economic growth. While innovators undoubtedly shape industries, it is often the imitators who reap the greatest rewards. These late-comers learn from pioneers, adopting and refining existing technologies to enhance productivity.
