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Donald Trump Is Wrong about Tariffs and Mercantilism
During the past few weeks, Donald Trump has been releasing some of his proposals if he
The Phillips Curve Is an Economic Fable
Keynesians and fellow travelers hold the Phillips curve to be sacrosanct. But because the Phillips curve
The New Deal and Recovery, Part 25: The RFC, Continued
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Socialism Isn’t about Creating Economies. It Is about Amassing Political Power
Ludwig von Mises wrote Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis, a small book published in 1922,
It Turns Out that Hundreds of Banks Are at Risk
It’s the weekend, but our fresh Financial Crisis does not sleep. And a recent study says
How Easy Money Killed Silicon Valley Bank
The incredible growth and success of SVB could not have happened without negative rates, ultra-loose monetary
The Fed’s Huge Monetary Overhang Keeps Job Totals Up as Real Wages Fall
The current job market strength partly reflects the ongoing monetary overhang from years of breakneck growth in
The Fed’s Malfeasance after SVB
This past weekend saw extraordinary actions by the Fed to address the meltdown of Silicon Valley