Big Governments’ One-Two Punch: Scope Creep, Then Wartime Deprivation
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.
Inflation
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Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch
Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.
What Is the Right Inflation Target for Central Banks?
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.
Do Monopolies Cause Inflation?
Too many economic commentators claim that monopolies are the cause of inflation. Austrian economic analysis shows that this is impossible.
Book Review: 21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19
Greg Kaza reviews Ben Bernanke’s new retrospective on the Fed, which contains interesting admissions but still exhibits a “state of denial” about the Fed’s role in creating crises.
Central Banking and Inflation
Some problems with inflation measures, inequality and social mobility, and further implications.
Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation”
By corrupting the meaning of inflation, mainstream economists have given a false picture of what happens when monetary authorities expand the money supply. Mises and Rothbard understood.
Shrinkflation and Skimpflation Are Eating Our Lunch
Government statistics on inflation in the food sector have failed to account for skimpflation and shrinkflation.
How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
The fiat US dollar is being imperiled by reckless actions by monetary authorities.
Contra Krugman’s Victory Lap on Inflation
Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Tho to discuss the larger costs of Fed policy and how official government measures can be gamed with techniques such as "shrinkflation."
