Power & Market
Bye-Bye Brainard
That was fast! While Lael Brainard has been on the Federal Reserve Board since 2014, she’s only held the position of Vice Chair since last May.
New Gallup Poll Shows Half of Americans Believe News Organizations Deceive the Public
A report from Gallup and the Knight Foundation released Wednesday highlights Americans' plummeting trust in the news media.
Jefferson Was Right: The SOTU Address Should Be Written, Not Spoken
Jefferson thought it was dangerous for the president to provide a "big speech" to Congress because it made it him look like a monarch. So he sent the SOTU as a letter. He was right.
Missouri Senate Votes to End Income Taxes on Gold and Silver, Hold Monetary Metals in Reserve
The Missouri Senate today passed legislation that would prompt the state treasurer to hold at least 1% of state funds in gold and silver while elim
The Federal Reserve and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Economic Policy
It’s sad and laughable, unreal, but not surprising; it didn’t make headlines but should have been front page news.
Legislators Seek Repeal of Wisconsin’s Controversial Sales Tax on Gold and Silver
A large bipartisan contingent of Wisconsin legislators seek to end Wisconsin’s controversial practice of levying sales tax on purchases of gold and
8 Months of QT Down
They’re still at it! Every month the balance shrinks by many billions of dollars.
Wyoming Senate Votes to Hold, Invest, and Receive Tax Payments in Gold and Silver
The Wyoming State Senate today voted 16-15, on a bipartisan basis, to pass a bill prompting the Wyoming state treasurer to hold gold and silve