Inflation

Ideologues seldom give way to the facts.

An excellent primer for those who wish understand the opacities of modern money, Brown and Pringle's new book also suggests monetary reforms, including a gold standard. Review by Joseph Solis-Mullen.

While the faux debt ceiling drama rages in Washington, DC, governments worldwide are defaulting on their debt via inflation.

The Mises Institute's Executive Editor Ryan McMaken joins Bob to discuss his latest article, in which Ryan spells out the state of the M2 money supply and possible implications for consumer prices and an impending recession.

The fiat US dollar, while still the world's "reserve" currency, is being imperiled by reckless actions by monetary authorities. Other countries are taking notice—and action.

The Keynesian prescription for an economic downturn is for government to increase spending to improve so-called aggregate demand. In reality, this is a recipe for worsening the recession.

The latest rage in macroceonomics is modern monetary theory, whose adherents invariably resort to the motte-and-bailey fallacy. Advocating inflation is never a good idea.

Our political and cultural elites have gaslighted us on inflation for years. To learn the truth, read the Austrians.

How can a bank “create money out of thin air”? We must enter the magical kingdom of “fractional-reserve banking,” where deposits are turned into loans, loans are turned into money, and so on, to find out.

The usual suspects are "relieved" that Congress gave President Biden what he wanted on the so-called budget deal.