U.S. Economy

Ryan and economist Jonathan Newman look at what happens when governments try to control prices. It turns out bad things happen. 

We already knew recent jobs report—as far as the establishment survey is concerned, were based largely on made up numbers.

Although John Kenneth Galbraith promoted socialism and Keynesianism, at least he was an entertaining writer. His book, The Great Crash, 1929, provides a readable history of the stock market crash that helped bring on the Great Depression.

Unlike the federal government, local entities cannot print their own money and they are subject to economic boom and bust cycles.

The Fed for many years has manipulated the money supply in order to attempt to keep interest rates below market levels. At some point, however, the market prevails in one way or another.

Is the United States on the fast track to ruination? Or, could a so-called Democratic Socialist government be a role model for the US?

Most Americans have no idea of the damage that the Federal Reserve system has done to their daily lives. Unfortunately, most Americans are not particularly interested in finding out either.

The current trend in money-supply growth is a big turnaround from the many months of depression-level contractions we saw in 2022 and 2023.

Following the release of today’s jobs report, it seems serious cracks are now appearing in the media's narrative on our "strong" economy. 

It's time to check the underbelly of the economy’s mighty growth industry.