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Help Us Get What Has Government Done to Our Money? into the Hands of Students!

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This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of Murray Rothbard’s classic work What Has Government Done to Our Money? We need your help getting it into the hands of a new generation.

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The Great Phony Disinflation Enters Its Finale

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Blog08/21/2023

Supposedly, the "big news" is the decline of inflation. However, the monetary and political forces driving the latest bout of inflation have not gone away.

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The Coming Collapse of the Global Ponzi Scheme

Bureaucracy and RegulationEconomic PolicyThe FedU.S. Economy

Blog08/21/2023

In the global Ponzi scheme, thin air and deceit substitute for sound money. As hedge-fund manager Mitch Feierstein ...

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Easy Money Is a Much Bigger Economic Problem than Debt

The FedMonetary PolicyTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog08/10/2023

While many economists claim that high overall debt levels can lead to economic recessions, irresponsible government spending and money expansion are the real culprits.

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Big Governments’ One-Two Punch: Scope Creep, Then Wartime Deprivation

Big GovernmentThe FedInflationTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog08/09/2023

Governments do two things: they grow and they deprive citizens of their wealth. That process has not changed for more than a century in the USA.

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CBDCs: The Ultimate Tool of Financial Intrusion

Economic PolicyThe FedMonetary PolicyU.S. HistoryWorld History

Blog08/08/2023

While the government promotes CBDCs as tools for "inclusion," it is more likely that they will be another vehicle for federal intrusion.

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What Is the Right Inflation Target for Central Banks?

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Blog08/05/2023

The "2 percent" inflation target is purely arbitrary, and mainstream economists can't agree on the "right" level. It's all folly, and Austrian economics explains why. 

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Has World War III Already Begun?

Economic PolicyThe FedWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History

Blog07/31/2023

The recent actions of the Federal Reserve are reminiscent of central bank activities in wartime.

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FedNow Isn't a CBDC, but It Is Dangerous

The FedMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyMoney and Banking

Blog07/24/2023

While FedNow seems benign, there is the larger problem of the entire banking system itself being built on a foundation of sand. FedNow can only make that problem worse.

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Housing Prices Are Falling As Reality Sinks In

Booms and BustsThe FedBusiness Cycles

Blog06/28/2023

Rental prices are falling as the markets adjust to new realities. The Austrian business cycle theory explains why this is happening.

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