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Individualism in the US Has Helped Make It an Economic Success

Economic FreedomThe EntrepreneurMedia and Culture

Blog54 min ago

Individualism, while condemned in some cultures, has helped make this country economically successful. Will the influx of immigrants from cultures that devalue individualism reverse that success?

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Higher Corporate Profit Margins Aren't Causing Inflation

Booms and BustsEconomic PolicyInflation

Blog05/30/2023

The usual suspects such as Robert Reich claim that corporate profits are causing inflation. Actually, increases in corporate profits are tied to increases in inflation.

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Republicans Fail on the Debt Ceiling in 2023

Big GovernmentCronyism and CorporatismTaxes and SpendingU.S. Economy

Blog05/30/2023

Despite "concerns" about increasing federal debt, in the end Republican legislators have gone along with whatever the ruling elites want. The Limit, Save and Grow Act of 2023 is more of the same.

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The Bankruptcy Caravan Is Now Arriving: Time to Pay for the Easy Money

Booms and BustsThe FedInflationU.S. EconomyBusiness Cycles

Blog05/29/2023

As the Fed increases interest rates to reverse the inflation it has caused, firms that depended on easy money will face the bankruptcy judge. Stay tuned; there's more to come.

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“Trans Rights” Means Trans Entitlements and the End of Civil Society

LawMedia and CultureProgressivismThe Police State

Blog05/29/2023

The trans rights movement has quickly moved into government coercion and outright violence. There is nothing libertarian about what is happening in this movement today.

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As Interest Rates Rise, the Era of "Deficits Don't Matter" Is Over

Money and Banks

Blog05/27/2023

The world is changing, and in the coming five years we'll see how accelerating debt, declining demand for dollars, and rising price inflation will show how deficits do matter, after all. 

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Can We Protect Ourselves from Inflation?

The FedInflationU.S. Economy

Blog05/27/2023

Despite all of the inflation-fighting talk from the Fed, the truth is that the government benefits from inflating the currency. We need to know how to defend ourselves.

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Overcoming Government Intervention in the Economy

Bureaucracy and RegulationThe FedU.S. EconomyInterventionism

Blog05/26/2023

As government regularly intervenes in economic and financial markets, both continue to deteriorate. We must understand the kind of damage government causes.

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