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Rothbard: Essentials of Money and Inflation

Big GovernmentThe FedMoney and Banking

Blog05/20/2023

The government and its central bank act precisely as would a grand counterfeiter, with very similar social and economic effects.

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The Five Stages of Bank Failure Grief

Cronyism and CorporatismThe FedMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog05/20/2023

We are familiar with the five stages of grief. However, it is not a stretch to apply those stages to what is happening to the banking system. Right now, we are in the second stage: anger.

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Crowding Out: The Fed May Be Killing the Private Sector to Save the Government

Money and Banks

Blog05/20/2023

A "soft landing" is impossible unless the government cuts both taxes and government spending at the same time interest rates are rising. This won't happen, so get ready for a hard landing. 

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Government Redistribution Is the REAL Trickle-Down Economics

Bureaucracy and RegulationCronyism and CorporatismProgressivism

Blog05/19/2023

President Biden recently claimed that "trickle-down economics" doesn't work but transferring wealth from taxpayers to politically connected people is the real trickle-down economics.

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There's No Place like Noam

Cronyism and CorporatismEconomic FreedomWar and Foreign PolicyInterventionismPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog05/19/2023

Noam Chomsky's latest offering—a series of interviews—presents the best (and worst) of one of America's premier public intellectuals.

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Bank of England Economist: Britons Need to Accept That They’re Poorer

Central BanksInflationMonetary Policy

Blog05/19/2023

Although the Bank of England is largely responsible for inflation in the UK, its leaders blame British consumers and workers for the price increases.

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Banks Are Lending Less Money, and That's a Formula for Recession

Money and Banks

Blog05/18/2023

A new Fed survey shows that banks are cutting back on lending big time. Over the past thirty-five years, this almost always predicts recession. Our economy can't survive without endless new infusions of easy money. 

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The "Buy Black" Movement: Divisive or a Boon to Black Entrepreneurs?

The EntrepreneurFree MarketsEntrepreneurship

Blog05/18/2023

Calls for black consumers to "Buy Black" can be interpreted as socially divisive, but they are also a way to encourage black entrepreneurs in a free market.

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