Tightening the Money Supply will Inevitably Lead to a Bust
Economic busts are the inevitable removal of various activities that result from easy-money policy. Busts are unavoidable without endless "stimulus."
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Will “Big Data” Make a Centrally Planned Economy Possible?
Statistical data about past purchases is not the same thing as market prices. And prices are what make a functioning economy possible.
January’s Top Ten Most-Read Articles
January's top ten most-read articles measured by page views.
2016’s Homeownership Rate Was the Lowest since 1965
Federal policies act to keep home prices high on the one hand, while subsidizing home sales with the other. Meanwhile, homeownership is plummeting.
The Fed Does Nothing
At February's meeting, the Fed elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
Taking Off Our Economic Blinders
Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson helps us see the many aspects of intervention in the marketplace we might not have noticed before.
The Fed Does Nothing
At February's meeting, the Fed elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
Make Every State a Sanctuary State
California says it may refuse to enforce federal immigration laws. But why stop with immigration laws? Many other federal laws should be ignored, too.
Trump is Wrong on H1-B Visas
Restricting H1-B visas is a win for protectionism at the expense of everyone else.
Will this Finally Be the Year the Fed Cuts its Balance Sheet?
Now that the Fed has slightly upped its Fed Funds rate target twice, there is talk of a much more ominous issue: shrinking the balance sheet.
