U.S. Economy

On the economy, Trump gives himself a grade of “A+++++,” which is reminiscent of Hoover and other politicians who interpreted their economic failures as successes.

Policy-made rates reshape everything: mortgages, bonds, stocks, and commodities.

Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.

Inflation does more than just force up prices. It destroys the wealth-producing process, especially with young people who are prevented from acquiring the same kinds of assets earlier generations procured. The result is inter-generational conflict.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho break down the latest FOMC meeting, the real takeaways from Powell’s Fed talk, and the continuing realities of Obamacare.

In this special mid-week episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton joins The Julia LaRoche Show.

As Congress scrambles to extend emergency subsidies to keep Obamacare afloat, it can be tempting to view the bill that made healthcare less affordable as a total failure. But that wasn’t the true purpose of the ACA. It was always meant to prop up the faltering crony healthcare system.

What are the things that undermine and ultimately destroy an economy and our standard of living? Dr. Mark Thornton presents seven reasons why our economy is deteriorating.

The “K-shape” isn’t a mystery. As Mark Thornton explains, it’s Cantillon effects from cheap money and Leviathan.

A non-exhaustive review of government spending over the last quarter century.