Peter's Blog

Critics of the Fed are well-versed in arguments against central banking. It enables reckless spending and creates monetary confusion, and it distorts prices for consumers. History also reveals another troubling result of central banking: more frequent and deadlier war.

Whenever someone puts forward an idea for shrinking the federal budget, one of the first objections is that it will harm the poorest citizens most. Welfare spending, and other means of support are a massive part of the government budget, yet it doesn’t take a lot of insight to see that the government gives even […]

The Cantillon Effect, named after 18th-century economist Richard Cantillon, describes the way newly created money flows through an economy, affecting different sectors and social classes unevenly. When a central bank like the Federal Reserve injects new money into the economy—often through measures like quantitative easing or low interest rates—this money doesn’t distribute itself evenly. Instead, […]

True economic growth doesn’t come from inflation or regulation but from entrepreneurs who cut costs and drive industries forward. But as inflation quietly eats away, those who get the new money first enjoy a temporary gain, while everyone else suffers from rising prices and shrinking buying power.