Grading Trump’s Economic Policy
Simple, unilateral free trade is better than a trade "deal" between governments. But, some trade deals are definitely worse than others.
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Mark Thornton: Against Crony Trade Deals
Mark Thornton makes the libertarian case for real free trade.
The US National Debt Load is Second-Worst in the World
When we look at the federal debt as a percentage of tax revenues, the US is behind only Japan when it comes to debt loads.
Manipulation: The Phony Job Recovery
Delving further into the jobs report, we see that many of the jobs that were supposedly created were jobs in government.
The Week in Review: August 6, 2016
Disappointed with weak growth worldwide, central banks look poised to crank out more easy money.
Latest Jobs Data: The Worst Expansion in 30 Years Continues
The media is telling us how excellent the latest jobs numbers are. Unfortunately, it's more of the same for what is the weakest recovery in decades.
Homeownership at 51-Year Low: The Feds Have Failed
Federal policies have done nothing to increase homeownership over the past fifty years. Perhaps it is time to leave housing markets alone.
Waiting for Growth
Out of eight theories aiming to explain the current slow economic growth not one is correct highlighting the need for a reformation to sound policies.
Never a Dull Moment
[ From the Introduction by Justin Raimondo.] Murray Rothbard was a true polymath. He wasn’t just the number one theoretician of the modern libertarian movement — author of the monumental Man, Economy, and State; Conceived in Liberty, a four...
Admitting a Weak Economy, the Fed Keeps Rates Low
The Fed likes to constantly tell us how well the economy is improving while refusing to increase the target rate. That tells us all we need to know.
