Randian Villains with Millennial Characteristics: FTX, Fraud, and the Fed
Ryan and Tho look at conman Sam Bankman-Fried, the scam of FTX, and how regime legitimacy fuels fraudulent companies with unprofitable business practices.
Booms and Busts
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Do “Technology Shocks” Create the Boom-Bust Cycles?
The 2004 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to two economists for their claim that "technology shocks" cause boom-bust cycles. They have it wrong.
Can Increases in the Supply of Gold Lead to Boom-Bust Cycles?
While an increase in the supply of gold money would lead to higher consumer prices, such increases in the gold supply do not lead to boom-bust cycles.
Do “Technology Shocks” Create the Boom-Bust Cycles?
The 2004 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to two economists for their claim that "technology shocks" cause boom-bust cycles. They have it wrong.
The End of World Dollar Hegemony: Turning the USA into Weimar Germany
Americans think hyperinflation can't happen here. Yet government spending and money creation are out of control, and it will not take much to trigger massive price hikes.
The Fed’s Current Monetary Stance Will Lead to Stagflation, Not Deflation
After following hyper-Keynesian policies for more than two decades, the Fed is about to create the conditions that Keynesians claimed were impossible: an inflationary recession.
The Nobel for Government Intervention: Bernanke and Others Rewarded for Flawed Theories
This year's trio of Nobel winners in economics are short on actual economics and long on government intervention.
The Fed’s Current Monetary Stance Will Lead to Stagflation, Not Deflation
After following hyper-Keynesian policies for more than two decades, the Fed is about to create the conditions that Keynesians claimed were impossible: an inflationary recession.
The Nobel for Government Intervention: Bernanke and Others Rewarded for Flawed Theories
This year's trio of Nobel winners in economics are short on actual economics and long on government intervention.
Ben Bernanke’s Nobel Prize: The Committee Rewards an Arsonist for Claiming to Fight the Fire He Started
Former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and two other economists have received the Nobel in economics this year. Their work on banking is weak on causality and fails to recognize the damage done by the central bank.
