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June Money-Supply Growth Falls to Third-Lowest Growth Rate Since 2007

Money Supply

Blog07/23/2019

In June, year-over-year growth in the money supply was at 1.98 percent. That was down slightly from May's rate of 2.10 percent, and was well down from June 2018's rate of 4.30 percent.

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Justin Raimondo, RIP

Like his mentor Murray Rothbard, Justin Raimondo was an enemy of the state; and like Rothbard, he was magnificent in his scornful laugh directed at the Leviathan state.

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Japan's Lasting Stagnation Is Hidden Behind Government Statistics

Global EconomyBusiness Cycles

Creative design of statistics cannot solve the persistent crisis. The core of the problem lies in a misguided economic policy that zombifies the Japanese economy and thus undermines prosperity.

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Juan de Mariana on Creating Money Out of Thin Air

Blog05/15/2019

When governments resort to unbacked fiat currency, a many-layered swindle lies hidden behind the appearance of a quick fix.

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James Comey and the Unending Bush Torture Scandal

Big GovernmentThe Police State

Blog10/13/2018

The vast regime of torture created by the Bush administration after the 9/11 attacks continues to haunt America.

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Jesus Would Have Voted Socialist, says Germany’s Left

Blog09/24/2018

Given that socialism is based primarily on theft and envy, it seems odd to claim that Jesus is a big fan of a socialist state.

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John Law and the Mississippi Bubble – 300 Years Later

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog09/08/2018

John Law's disastrous Mississippi Company bubble can still instruct us today.

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John Oliver is Wrong About Venezuela — It's a Socialist Country

Global EconomyWorld History

Blog05/30/2018

It takes a lot of verbal acrobatics to conclude that Venezuela's woes are not due to it's extensive implementation of the socialist program. 

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