Inflation

Democrats learned the hard way that voters don’t like being told the economy is great when they’re struggling to afford everyday life. Now Republicans have chosen the same strategy.

In a recent interview with The Economist, Elon Musk boldly contended that “money won’t matter in 2036.” He doesn’t understand money’s role.

Democrats learned the hard way that voters don’t like being told the economy is great when they’re struggling to afford everyday life. Now Republicans have chosen the same strategy.

Mainstream economists believe that central banks can “control” inflation, which they believe actually boosts the economy. The only thing inflation boosts is more inflation.

Economic, political, and academic elites have declared gold to be a “barbarous relic,” but in the end gold always is the best choice for money. More than a century of the Fed's paper-based inflation is all the proof we need.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the social debate this week focused on Gen Z economic anxiety.

The natural tendency of the state is inflation.

Statistics can be interesting and informative, but only if one can properly understand them through sound economic theory.

If we wish to be honest, the Federal Reserve System needs to be put out of its—and our—misery.

Mark Thornton explains how inflation drives the K-shaped economy, why gold and silver remain central to the debt crisis, and why socialism appeals to young Americans left behind by government failure.