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Posts Tagged: “Mises Institute“

August 1, 2025 Guest Commentaries

Challenging Secretary Bessent on the Fed’s Failures

Treasury Secretary Bessent recently expressed displeasure with the Fed, implying that he’s interested in investigating whether or not the Fed is successful in promoting price stability. If Bessent digs deep enough, he’ll realize that the Fed has been both utterly unsuccessful and damaging to the economy.

July 10, 2025 Guest Commentaries

How Tariffs Erode Consumer Choice and Prosperity

Recent data shows the damaging effects of tariffs on the American economy. Protectionist policies make goods more expensive at home, but there’s another less-obvious consequence that also impoverishes Americans: reduced consumer choice.

Yellen Constructs Positive Data
January 19, 2024 Guest Commentaries

How the Government Constructs Positive Economic Data

A startling disconnect as we edge closer to the 2024 general election: On one hand, so-called “experts” parade optimistic economic reports, but for the average American, the story is starkly different. In heated debates, economists squabble over whether the public is hoodwinking pollsters or if mysterious forces are at play. Our guest columnist explains how […]

August 29, 2018 It's Your Dime

It’s Your Dime Interview with Mises Institute President Jeff Deist

SchiffGold’s It’s Your Dime features “straight talk” interviews with movers and shakers in the world of precious metals, investing and economics. In this episode, I talk with Mises Institute president Jeff Deist about Austrian economics, the Fed, Trumpanomics. the biggest threats to our freedom, and of course, gold.