“Audit the Fed” Bill
Monetary policy has become unhinged since the most recent financial crisis and the Fed’s balance sheet has exploded to unprecedented levels.
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The Fed’s Emerging Balance Sheet Plan
The Fed's 2017 narrative is balance sheet adjustment. But how far can they get without a market protest?
3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter
Wisconsin's foreign-butter ban may seem like a small issue, but it illustrates the problems that arise when government limits trade in any way.
Why We Don’t Need Macroeconomic Data in a Free Economy
In a free economy, entrepreneurs don't need economy-wide data to make good business decisions. Macro data really only serves the needs of government.
Can Ecuador Learn Something from Peru?
Although he did so to a lesser degree than some others, President Rafael Correa in Ecuador embraced "21st-Century socialism." How has Ecuador fared?
Why Special Interests Sacrifice the Future for Short-Term Gain
When they ignore basic economics, special interest groups sacrifice the well-being of their future members in exchange for short-term gains.
Week in Review: April 1, 2017
The late Murray Rothbard thought war and peace was the most important libertarian issue.
Central Banks are Completely Oblivious
The ECB's Peter Praet's recent comment on the stability of the financial system reveals a remarkable blindness.
Ending the Federal Reserve from the Bottom Up
Article 1, Section 10 of the US Constitution already provides state governments with tools they need to undermine the central bank's money monopoly.
The War on Cash: Old and New
Manipulating what sort of money people use — and how they use it — has a long history among meddling government planners.
