The Fed
Were Recent Bank Failures the Result of Lax Regulation? In a Word, No
While progressive lawmakers blame the current banking crisis on regulatory issues, the Fed's easy money policies have been the real problem.
Role Reversal: The Collapse of the Dollar-Enforced Empire
A generation ago, the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR collapsed. Today, US monetary authorities are bringing down our own country.
Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It
Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well.
Would Stress Tests Have Prevented the Failure of SVB? Probably Not
While progressives are claiming the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was due to poor regulation, the real problem is the easy money policy of the Fed.
The Price of Gold
Mark is not fooling around today. He looks at gold and its price as indicators of what governments are really up to.
Can Civilization Survive without Sound Money?
Political money is unsound money, and while civilization cannot exist without sound money, it can do without predatory government.
With the Feds, It’s the Fox Guarding the Henhouse
Bob is joined by guest Peter St. Onge to discuss how SVB's CEO, as well as Bernie Madoff, had key positions advising the Fed and SEC.
Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It
Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well.
How Banking Could Work
Jeff and Bob walk through the mechanics of how a full reserve bank could work in a truly free market based on the concepts and taxonomy of Mises’s Theory of Money and Credit.