War and Foreign Policy

War should be good for gold, so why is it falling while oil climbs? Mark Thornton explains.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the updates on the Iran war front, including whether or not a ceasefire will last and recent reporting on Israel's influence on Trump's war decision. Plus, discussion about a recent Tucker Carlson Show guest and his view that Christianity is inherently socialist.

The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.

This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.

This war is not just making energy more expensive, it’s knocking out the higher order goods the global structure of production depends on. This has already locked in dangerous shortages in critical industries like healthcare, food production, and much more.

In contrast to the pessimistic political atmosphere, our message in Oklahoma City was hopeful. Entrepreneurs are building alternatives, undermining institutionalized corruption, and tangibly improving people’s lives. Politicians may promise prosperity, but it’s entrepreneurs who create it.

I think any study of history or even the present ought to rely on the belief in contingency, that human action is what drives history, not broad deterministic sweeps of things that human beings are not in control of.

The US finds itself once again in an undeclared overseas war. Republicans in Congress, however, are unwilling to hold Trump to the Constitution.

"It is legitimate to use violence against criminals in defense of one's rights of person and property; it is completely impermissible to violate the rights of other innocent people."

Gold and silver whip around with war and liquidity stress, while the Fed quietly rolls out “emergency” support. Mark Thornton explains what’s driving the moves.