An Actual Plan to Close the Fed and Tie the Dollar Back to Gold
Bob provides a detailed, realistic plan for abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning to a stable, gold-backed monetary system.
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The Axiom of Action and the Inescapability of Liberty
Socialists despise individual liberty because they believe that allowing humans to make free choices supposedly leads to selfish and anti-social behavior. However, by denying individual choice, socialists are denying human action itself.
The Invasion of the Spatializers
Jesús Huerta de Soto has published a series of lectures on Austrian Economics, and Dr. David Gordon in Friday Philosophy reviews his Lectures in Austrian Economics, Volume 1. Dr. Gordon is especially interested in how de Soto deals with time.
In Their Own Words: Revolutionary Voices on Inflation
This article is dedicated to some of the quotes, especially from key participants and primary sources, about inflation and its consequences during the American Revolution. As usual, war led to inflation, which in turn facilitated war, and both contributed to centralization.
It Will Take More than Low Interest Rates to Make Houses Affordable
If Trump allies really wanted to see homes become more affordable, he would push for less monetary inflation and for lower federal deficits.
Why Mises University Matters
Mises University begins Sunday, July 20, and given that misinformation abounds about the economy, it is good to have a forum where students can learn economic truths and stretch their minds.
Subsidies to Amtrak and Siemens: A Pathway To Cronyism For The Few
Despite assurances from Amtrak‘s administrators that profitability is just around the corner, Amtrak remains a huge money loser. However, even given the long distances of some of the routes, Amtrak could still be profitable if its leadership is willing to make changes.
Democratic Socialism IS Totalitarianism
The word “democratic” is supposed to soften the blow of socialism, with Zohran Mamdani's campaign being the latest to fool the voters. In reality, there is no softening real socialism, as it depends upon coercion, violence, and ultimately becomes totalitarian.
The Split over Epstein Tells Us Something Important about the MAGA Movement
The Epstein saga is exposing glaring fault lines within the MAGA movement.
Josh Hawley Proves That Republicans Still Don’t Understand Economics
By introducing legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is demonstrating that while Republicans like to talk about free markets, they are statists and interventionists like their Democratic colleagues across the aisle.
