George Ford Smith

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The Real Threat Is Artificial Credit, Not Artificial Intelligence

03/09/2026 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

While elites tell us we need to fear artificial intelligence, they continue to approve of the Federal Reserve’s attempts to expand artificial credit, which is the real threat to our economic well-being.

Nock’s War on the State

02/22/2026 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

Before Murray Rothbard, there was Albert Jay Nock laying intellectual broadsides against the tyranny of the state. While Nock (unlike Rothbard) never called for total abolishment of the state, he did want as minimal a state as could be had.

Have Fiat Money, Will Tyrannize

02/01/2026 Mises Wire George Ford Smith

Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the US government will always have enough printed money to fund its tyrannical schemes.

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Nock’s War on the State

02/23/2026 George Ford Smith

Have Fiat Money, Will Tyrannize

02/04/2026 George Ford Smith

Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the US government will always have enough printed money to fund its tyrannical schemes.

Roger Williams: Exemplar of America’s Soul

11/17/2025 George Ford Smith

Roger Williams, the Baptist minister whose libertarian views ran afoul of the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities, should be honored as one of this country’s early libertarians.

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