Why Socialism Promotes “Free Love” Over Family
It is no accident that the rise of free love in the U.S. accompanied the rise of the fully developed welfare state.
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Charles Evans: The Risk of Deflation
Charles Evans spoke on Friday and expressed his fear that the inflation outlook had risk on the downside.
What Do Governments Want from Bitcoin?
Governments are increasingly showing a willingness to work with cryptocurrencies. But what's the motivation behind this openness to the new tech?
Dismantle the FBI, and Give its Money Back to the States
The FBI has long claimed that the states are too small and the US needs a huge national police force. There's no evidence that this is true.
Trump’s Budget Explosion Will Bring Dire Monetary Shocks
It's not the early 80s, and Paul Volcker isn't Fed Chairman. Trump's deficits will have worse effects than the Reagan deficits.
Is Communist Speech Free Speech?
Howard Dean thinks un-PC ideas should be legally banned. But if he's looking for a truly deadly ideology, he might want to look elsewhere.
Allan H. Meltzer, RIP
Allan H. Meltzer, a distinguished monetary economist and historian and a longtime professor of economics at Carnegie-Mellon Institute, died on Monday at the age of 89.
Money-Supply Growth Fell to an 8-year Low in March
March's year-over-year percentage increase in the money supply hit a 103-month low of 5.9 percent.
Three Ways Trump’s Tax “Cuts” Will Raise Taxes
Trump's plan to increase spending and lower taxes will only increase deficit spending. And that brings with it a host of new costs for taxpayers.
The Essential Link Between Consumers and Financial Markets
Much like an entrepreneur, a good investor seeks to know how to best serve consumers — and then invests his money in firms that do it.
