Economic Policy

Economist Antony C. Sutton understood one of the most fundamental economic truths: gold is money. Thorsten Polleit reviews Sutton’s classic book, The War on Gold.

Environmentalists deride what they call “greenwashing,” which involves making a public show of supporting environmental causes but not changing business practices. There is some truth to the term, but environmentalists fail to see a larger picture.

Much government regulation — and especially what we saw during the covid era — is downright illogical and produces harmful results. Perhaps some simple logic is in order.

America's famous Corn Belt should better be known as the nation's Subsidy Belt. 

While the creator of modern portfolio theory was awarded a Nobel Prize, that doesn't mean the theory isn’t flawed. In fact, it explains very little about investments.

While the UN pushes its flawed climate agenda, it risks turning present international conflicts into bigger ones. By making most people in the world poorer, the economic restrictions in the name of fighting climate change will have serious repercussions.

Economist Antony C. Sutton understood one of the most fundamental economic truths: gold is money. Thorsten Polleit reviews Sutton’s classic book, The War on Gold.

Thanks to Federal Reserve intervention, apartments and apartment buildings have turned into giant malinvestments. Once again, a federal entity intervenes in markets presumably to make them work better, but things end in a crisis.

America's famous Corn Belt should better be known as the nation's Subsidy Belt. 

While China achieved strong economic growth in the post-Mao years by allowing free markets to work, the Communist leadership wants to return the economy to its old socialist ways. However, while the government can give fake growth numbers, it cannot reverse socialist failures.