From Discipline to No Discipline: The Sorry Evolution of Modern Banking
Every decade or so bank failures and the subsequent bailout response via central bank intervention appear.
Where Did Your Tax Dollars Go? A Federal Budget Breakdown
Romina Boccia It’s officially Tax Day. Time to take stock. The federal government spent $6.3 trillion in 2022.
With the Trump Indictment, America Is a Step Closer to Being a Banana Republic
Democratic politicians and supporters are cheering the Trump indictment, but the entire process has been so
Arbitrary Use of Power: Punishing Those Who Expose Not-So-Secret Government Secrets
Most readers might not remember Daniel Ellsburg, but for those of us who came of age
Money-Supply Growth Fell to a 50-Year Low in February. Will the Fed Panic?
Money supply growth fell again in February, falling even further into negative territory after turning negative
State Department’s Human Rights Reports and Their Failures
Jordan Cohen In March 2023, the State Department released their annual “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.”
It Hurts to Pay for Strained China-USA Relations
Since the Trump administration launched their trade war with China in 2018, “Trump tariffs” have continued
It’s Not Paranoid to Worry about a Central Bank Digital Currency
In a recent NYT column, economist Paul Krugman mocks Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who warned that a
What Is a Fee to the CFPB? And Should Prices Change?
Nicholas Anthony I previously explained how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) had effectively proposed restricting access