Power & Market
Federal Reserve Nominee Wants To Take Your Cash And Track How You Spend
Central banks are shrouded in secrecy and few understand how they operate.
Ron Paul, Populism, and the Fed
I’ve been really enjoying David Beckworth’s Macro Musings
Spare Me Claims Gina Haspel Will ‘Speak Truth to Power,’ Real Truth-Tellers Go to Jail
In the Senate Intelligence Committee secret vote today on whether to confirm Trump nominee Gina Haspel as chief of the CIA, she will likely&nb
Money-Supply Growth Slowed in April
Last month, we reported that money-supply growth accelerated for the first time after a year-long period of falling growth rates, at the end o
Russia First: Putin Continues to Pull Back on Military Spending
Last year I noted that America would benefit from Trump acting mor
Trump’s Plan for Iran: Put Terrorists in Charge
Back in the 2008 presidential race, I explained to then-candidate Rudy Giuliani the concept of “blowback.” Years of US meddling and military occupa