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Blog12/09/2016Ryan McMaken

There is no such thing as a "national election" in the United States. The feds should have no say in how electoral votes are assigned.

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The Fed Backtracks on Future Rate Hikes as Bank Failures Loom Large

Ryan McMaken

The FOMC has slowed down in its monetary tightening over the past two months, and at Wednesday's press conference, Fed chairman Jerome Powell continued his shift to dovish territory.

Are Bank Failures a Sign of More Trouble Ahead?

Ron Paul

Some have wrongly blamed the current bank failures on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases. The real problem is how the Fed encouraged the entire financial system to get addicted to easy money.

It Turns Out That Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk

Peter St. Onge

Federal authorities want us to believe that by bailing out Silicon Valley Bank, they have prevented a financial crisis. Instead, we will have a crisis with bailouts.

Central Bank Digital Currencies Would Bring Hyperinflation

Daniel Lacalle

The only thing that saves citizens from much higher prices is the fact that the transmission mechanism of monetary policy is independent and diversified. Imagine if that transmission was direct and had only one channel, the central bank itself.

Help Us Publish Professor Hülsmann's New Book

Jeff Deist

Only the unhampered capitalist economy allows full and unfettered charity to flourish in society. Dr. Hülsmann’s new book makes the case for private property, sound money, and private charity as the building blocks for a healthy society.

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