U.S. Economy

September's job numbers were driven by big increases in government jobs and part-time work.

Storms like Helene and Milton ought to drive us to recommit to and expand the very institutions that have made natural disasters more survivable for so many, not to abandon them out of some false hope that bad weather can be eliminated. 

The Fed’s specialty is propaganda through data, with a long record of failure. This is by design. Their communication tools must work in overtime, particularly in the face of a decision like this, to avoid “spooking markets”, though this veneer is easy to see through.

Banking systems around the world have huge effects on our lives, yet few people understand how banks work. Worse yet, even fewer understand the malign powers of central banks and how this system undermines economies. Thus, it is important to demystify these systems.

The Fed is desperate for you to think that “this time is different.” Unfortunately, Powell can’t seem to come up with explanation of why that is the case.

The rate cut by the Fed in September 2024 appears to be not much more than another performative song and dance.

The two-percent price inflation target is just a political slogan, and the Fed has many ways of ignoring its supposed two-percent target.

While the US dollar is the world's “reserve” currency—at least for now—the reckless spending and money creation policies of the US government place the dollar in peril. 

Keith Weinhold interviews Tom DiLorenzo on the Get Rich Education podcast.

Sound money advocates are today hailing their hard-fought victory today as New Jersey’s Senate Bill 721 was signed into law—thereby removing sales taxes on purchases of gold, silver, and other precious metals above $1,000.