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March 23, 2023Guest Commentaries

Ron Paul: Bank Failures a Sign of More Trouble Ahead

After the Federal Reserve raised interest rates another 25 basis points, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell assured everybody that the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank “are not weaknesses that are at all broadly through the banking system.” That raises a question: if that’s true, why did the Fed bail out the entire banking system? The […]

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March 8, 2023Guest Commentaries

Odds the Fed Is About to Trigger the Next Bust Are Rising

During testimony on Capitol Hill, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank may have to raise interest rates higher than previously expected to bring down price inflation. Despite the speed of Fed hiking and the enormous amount of debt in the US economy, most people in the mainstream seem convinced the central bank […]

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February 22, 2023Guest Commentaries

Is There a Path Back to a Gold Standard?

Any suggestion of returning the monetary system to a gold standard is immediately met with howls of protest. “It’s impossible!” were told. But Bettina Bien Greaves who was a translator, editor, and bibliographer for economist Ludwig von Mises’ works argues that there is no practical reason we couldn’t return to a gold standard. The objections […]

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February 21, 2023Guest Commentaries

How Government Spending Messes Up the Economy

Virtually everybody agrees that government spending is necessary to support the economy and society in general. We may debate vigorously about what exactly the government should spend money on, but few people will entertain the thought that maybe the government shouldn’t spend money at all. Most fail to even acknowledge that even the best government […]

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February 2, 2023Guest Commentaries

Is Gold the Last Freedom Train?

Most people believe the Federal Reserve stabilizes the economy and our money. In reality, the central bank incentivized debt and destroys wealth. Is there a way to sidestep the destructive forces of central banking and fiat money? T.W. Thiltgen believes there is a freedom train we can escape on — gold.

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January 30, 2023Guest Commentaries

The Minimum Wage Does More Harm Than Good

There is a relentless push to raise the minimum wage, both at the state and national levels. Minimum wage advocates somehow think that their wishful thinking can override basic economics. But no matter how much they tell you otherwise, supply and demand are a thing. Raising the cost of labor will mean less labor employed, all […]

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