Will Powell Pivot as Currency Wars Escalate?
On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell’s exercise in Fed-speak this week. While political pressure mounts at home for the Fed to turn dovish, growing …
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2023 Libertarian Scholars Conference
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Why the Fed Is Bankrupt and Why That Means More Inflation
The Fed is insolvent, and that means that it will bail itself out by printing money. For ordinary people, that means inflation and a rising cost of living. Original Article: “Why …
The Rise and Fall of Good Money: A Tale of the Market and the State
Once upon a time, the USA had sound, reliable money. Then, a small group of “really intelligent” people decided to “improve” it. We know the rest of the story. Original Article: “The …
Don’t Call It Capitalism: The Fed’s $8 Trillion Hoard of Financial Assets
Now would be a great time to stop pretending that the financial sector is “free market” or that price inflation and cost-of-living surges are somehow all the fault of “capitalism.” Original Article: “Don’t Call …
The State Will Always Set the Rules in Its Favor
Remember Lady Justice, who wears a blindfold and holds the scales? She is a state creation, too, and when it comes to state wrongdoing, her thumb holds the scales down. …
Is Economics a Dead Discipline?
Professor Per Bylund of Oklahoma State University, author of How to Think About the Economy joins Jeff and Bob to dissect how economics went so badly wrong. A discipline rooted …
Raise the Social Security Age to (At Least) 75
On January 10, the French government announced plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The change would mean that after 2027, workers in France would have to …
The Chimera of a Postpandemic Postwar Return to Monetary Normal
Government and monetary authorities claim that the worst of the postcovid lockdown disruptions are past and a “return to normal” is just around the corner. It will be a very …
Medical Freedom Summit
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