ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy
In their attempts to remake the economy, progressive elites are pushing ESG. What they forget is that the economy runs on real things, not ideology.
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Taxing Capital Leads to Capital Consumption
Progressive governments in the name of equity are calling for taxation of capital gains. They really are demanding destruction of capital through capital consumption.
The Fed Is Overindebted, Isn’t It?
By any conventional measures of finance, the Federal Reserve has negative equity. In the long run, cooking the books only puts off the day of reckoning.
Does GDP Present an Accurate Picture of the Economy? Not Likely
The most popular measure of economic growth is GDP. However, GDP movement is driven by changes in the money supply, not real economic factors.
Here’s What Mounting Corporate Layoffs Tell Us about the Economy
Ryan McMaken and Dr. Mark Thornton cover the state of the dollar and why employers are laying off their highest paid workers.
ESG: Another Fraudulent Hustle That Progressive Elites Have Foisted on the Economy
In their attempts to remake the economy, progressive elites are pushing ESG. What they forget is that the economy runs on real things, not ideology.
Low Rates of Military Enlistment May Portend Prosperity Ahead
Low rates of military reenlistment in the USA are spun as a near crisis. Perhaps this situation should make us more optimistic about our future.
How Government Schools Use Bad History to Promote the State
Ryan and Tho look at common American history myths baked into government school curricula.
The FBI’s New Target: Catholic Churches
Ryan and Tho discuss recent reveals about new lows for the FBI.
The World War Boom and ‘46 Bust: Why War Does Not Keep Us Out of Recessions
Perhaps the most pernicious Keynesian myth is that a market economy needs wars in order to keep full employment. Wars don't stimulate the economy; they depress it.
